works of wanderlust

Category: griddle (lodge 10.5 inch)

  • Hacking Extreme Grilled Cheese

    Even if you have been a reader of my blog and fan of Cast Iron Guy since it’s very early days, chances are high that you didn’t know me before the pandemic. I used to be a guy who spent ten to twelve hours per day either downtown, or transporting to and from downtown for

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  • Sourdough Muffins

    What are English Muffins called in England? Muffins? Breakfast muffins? Half a Benny? As I grilled these doughy disks on my cast iron skillet this morning with my daughter lingering over my shoulder hoping she could nab one for her breakfast, I wasn’t really pondering such things. As 2022 progresses and I recall back to

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  • What’s the best first cast iron pan to buy?

    First, always consider that the tool you’re most likely to get the most use out of is the tool you have the most reason to use. Buy a pan to suit the type of cooking you like to do. A big flat skillet will let you cook big batches of pancakes or grilled sandwiches. A

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  • Gaige’s Famous Inside-Out Grilled Cheese

    Some day I’ll dig into my second-favourite cooking topic after cast iron, and write some posts about sourdough bread. In the meantime, know that my classic sandwich loaf sourdough serves as the base for a mouthwatering recipe that blurs my passion for cast iron cooking with fresh bread and delicious lunch foods. It’s a simple

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