Real Men Use Cast Iron

Real men use cast iron. The heart of a home is the hearth and cast iron comes from this fire. Pig iron, heated until it flows, poured into sand molds, cooled and the rough edges knocked off. We are talking something primal, something that speaks to us from the past, telling us that the today’s respite starts with the feast fashioned from fire. Cast iron is used in fires, on fires, even with fire on top. It is practically indestructible unless you can generate heat in excess of 2,000 degrees. And if you burn food in it just throw it outside and let the critters have a go at it, take it down to the creek and rub it out with sand or gravel and presto, ready to go! You can use it as a hammer in a pinch; it does a decent job making kindling for your fire and smushes insects and small rodents with ease. Shoot, you let fly with a 12” lid and you will give a black bear pause. It also works real well on the sorry excuses for boys roaming around the neighborhood these days! Yes indeed, cast iron is the real deal. Americana writ large.