Tuesday, December 29, 2009

cast-iron skillet

so i got a lodge cast-iron skillet for Christmas this year! i've been wanting one ever since i gave my dad and/or brother one for Christmas a few years ago. so, in order to properly break it in, i made breakfast...all weekend long!

the very first food item i put in the skillet was (and should be) bacon. i then made potatoes and finished with a fried egg. below is what i made the second time around as i was interested in seeing the difference between sausage and bacon as a vehicle for helping the non-stick surface of a seasoned cast-iron skillet. i think i prefer the bacon as the sausage ended up sticking a bit. i think that has more to do with the fact that i didn't let the sausage go to room temperature before putting it on the hot skillet surface. this is a rookie mistake that i'm somewhat ashamed to admit. always let food go to room temperature that you are going to put in any kind of stove top pan. anyway, this is a fried egg served over a breakfast sausage that's on top of a sauteed potato slice. i used a 2-inch ring mold to cut away some egg white for presentation purposes. i love hot sauce so that's what you see along the side. it was really tasty and fun to make. i just love this skillet!

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