What's in your cast iron tonight?
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Chicken and Dumplings
So I was getting some salmon out of the freezer for smoking tomorrow and forgot that we brought home a couple of mackerel from sekiu this year. We never tried it fresh, but might was well smoke it as well.
Pulled it out of the freezer bag and my dad had marinated it before freezing it with just some herbs, garlic and salt.
It was lunch anyway so I sliced off a small portion and into the skillet it went for a sear and all I can say is wow....
I originally took the locals advice and cut one up for halibut bait, which worked too! But now I mean that need to find a new bait.
Pulled it out of the freezer bag and my dad had marinated it before freezing it with just some herbs, garlic and salt.
It was lunch anyway so I sliced off a small portion and into the skillet it went for a sear and all I can say is wow....
I originally took the locals advice and cut one up for halibut bait, which worked too! But now I mean that need to find a new bait.
What kind of mackerel?
Pacific Jack Mackerel.
All were bycatch while trolling for coho. But they definitely would take a fly if you could sit on a school off them.
All were bycatch while trolling for coho. But they definitely would take a fly if you could sit on a school off them.
Homemade steak fries dipped in jalapeno ketchup.
Grilled cheese
I just upgraded our oven to an induction top. Anyone got any tips for cooking with cast iron on one? I cooked a fried egg and I loved the even heat
Jeff Dodd
Steelhead
That is great. I’ve not much experience with induction top stove. They seem to heat up really fast!
The first caution that comes to mind is a big #12 skillet could damage the glass top, if it got away from you!
Fajita fixings.
My wife bought these silicone mats that protects the glass top. We are going to give them a try.
The most exciting thing is that the new stove has a bridge burner that will be able to fit my cast iron griddle on the side. I'm super stoked to be able to use that to go and grill some steaks just on the stove or even flip it over and make a whole bunch of pancakes and eggs.
Works good! 
How do you like your induction cooktop?...does ceramic coated cast iron work on it? We are in the process of designing a new house and are considering an induction cooktop...
This was my very first meal besides eggs on the top, so I can speak too much about it yet.
Pros thus far:
- I boiled 4 cups of water and 2 minutes while cooking rice last night
- I am getting even distribution to the edges of the pan which has been really great for running making a large meal
- The pan does seem to have much more even heat distribution, which is also amazing easier for cooking
Enameled cast iron works on induction tops.
Rockfish
