Way to go you guys! I've been cooking in a hearth since I was 12. I'm 62 now. I have a bit of experience under my belt lol. My mother, Nancy Carter Crump, wrote the book Hearthside Cooking.
Awesome video..my Dutch oven is really old, probably close to 100 years old now. It doesn’t have a recessed lid to put coals on but I find, depending on what I am cooking in it…I can turn the lid upside down then I can put coals in it. I am going to so enjoy this series Pam and Jim. Thank you🇨🇦
Oh my goodness ,a ton of memories came back to me while I watched this video. I was a Girl Scout ,back in the 70’s a first class scout was the highest honor one could achieve . To get that badge we had to demonstrate that we could survive,in primitive setting. Cooking with the Dutch ovens was a requirement.We would even stack them up from large to very small size depending on what we cooked for our meals. Any thing you could cooked in a regular oven could be fixed in a Dutch oven. And the ingredients were all from scratch.I dreaded the cleanup but I’m glad she taught us how to do it very similar to how you did yours. I became a Girl Scout leader, and I taught my girls how to use the Dutch oven. Thank you for rekindling such a fond memory for me. And it will come in handy for your viewers. Also it’s a lot of fun.
Rachelle: Thanks for telling us about your times with the Girl Scouts and the fond memories you have of those years. That reminds me of the three years my second wife and I were Assistant Girl Scout for my daughter's troop in the late 1970s. That was also a time when Girl Scouts went door-to-door selling GS Cookies. At that time, GS cookies make-up 5% of the total annual cookie sales in the US. This 5% was during a six-week time frame each year. Jim
You and Jim are both so very darling. I love how “real” and down to earth you are even though you are both highly educated… your knowledge of science imparts trust and your lovely character creates an atmosphere of joy❤️❤️❤️🌹
Off grid videos are not only wonderful but I don't think most of us realize how soon these off grid videos will be saving our lives. With all that's going on in the world, this is the time to learn and prepare asap.
Hadn’t planned on it, but I think I’ll have Chili for supper. Think I’ll do cornbread, because I’ve still not mastered biscuits. Thanks so much for the demonstration. I absolutely love it when you laugh!
I'm with you there. I can make perfect whap biscuits. I can make cakes pies and cookies with my eyes closed but can't make a decent biscuit to save my life. Lol. On the other hand I bet the NHL would love my recipe for hockey pucks. Lol
My mother always took the last portion of the biscuit dough and made a turtle shaped biscuit for us children. As a mature adult, I still love it when my mother makes that tur turtle.
When you talked about your biscuit journey I laughed out loud. That is me!!! I’m 52 and am still trying to find the right.Biscuit recipe…. Knead or not knead? Roll out or not roll our? Butter or lard??? The quest continues. Love your humble humor. I am a college instructor as well and have found that I am wanting to learn now more about preparedness and cooking skills. I’ve grown tired of academia and love your channel. You are a kindred spirit. Much love from Mississippi
I liked that you said “I use two or three different recipes depending upon which mood I’m in.” That’s how I roll with most bread recipes too, also pie dough.
Great video - as always! I liked your clean up demo and appreciate so much how you conserved your water. As a long time camper, I usually use my biggest dirty cook pot as a dishpan, put biodegradable dish soap and warm water in it, wash plates, cutlery in the pot, then wash out the pot. Rinse with warm water, saving as much as possible to get the job done. Water is a precious resource, even here in the much rainier Mid Atlantic region.
I just found, and made, the absolute best biscuits we've ever had over on Appalachia's Homestead. O. M. G. 2 ingredients. Seriously. White Lilly Unbleached self rising flour and heavy cream. Equal amounts, although I used a tiny bit less heavy cream. She just posted a video recently on tips for making biscuits, and they are incredible. I've made them 3 times this week, and it's just hubby and I, but we can't stop eating them! LOL
Another great way to clean cast iron cookware is to wipe it out as best you can, then add a little vegetable oil and table salt. Rub it around with toweling and wipe out. Helps season the pan and removes baked on residue.
I don't know if I thanked you for pointing out the Lodge sale on Amazon. I appreciate the effort you put into making your community feel truly cared for. Thank you.
I sure wish you had 'smell a vision,' That meal looked so good, going to have to get my hamburger out of the freezer and my beans out of the cupboard. Thankyou for the demo of the cooking and cleaning.
I have watched this video numerous times and I have to tell you, I chuckle watching you clean the cast iron. My mother used to make us scour the cast iron with brillo! I don't scour my cast iron ever. Believe me, I can hear her fussing!
War jitters tonight. I can hear the big boys above us ready to defend us. A lot to do in a little time now. Love the video. I use lard in my kitchen. Lard can be canned also or like the traditional lard crock kept in the cellar. Great sanitizer clue. Thank you ma'am and sir.
My Mom always put the left over pieces of dough on the pan and baked them with the round biscuits. She called them the funny biscuits.😋 I went for them first.
I'm a day late watching this. I put a machine sewing needle through my finger. Missed my finger nail and bone, but .... I was distracted. ANYWAY, what a great video. So important to practice these skills during normal times. Another great video!
@@RoseRedHomestead I was changing the lightbulb and I made a rookie mistake. I did not remove the needle first. Lesson learned. Whenever I am doing something other than sewing (or bobbin winding/replacing), the needle comes off of the machine! The darn thing went all the way through and stuck out the other side....
This is one of your best videos!!! I loved it!! Especially the part of cooking with coals and your Dutch ovens as well as cleaning your cast iron. I forever keep wanting to use soap on my cast iron. I don't but then I end up having to use salt to try and scrub things off. I didn't know I should start out with shortening in the pan first. Loved how it all turned out. Thank you!
Mom always made us baby biscuit with the left over dough. It made us feel so special. ❤️ Great job with the biscuits and chili. I was amazed you cleaned up with such a small amount of water.
Perfect lesson. Love the attention to details. Answers many questions about off grid living. With the way our world is going, everyone should be prepared to ration and learn these ways. Thank you, Pam and Jim.
As always I learn much! I have also canned and dehydrated food for many years. Thanks for😊 sharing. I will pass on this information. 🥰 love Susan Hatch
Rocks, genius... never dawned on me to use rocks for the smooth bottom cast iron outdoor gear. There is always a tiny gem in almost every video that I have to add to my knowledge library. As always, keep up the great work and thank you so much for all the work you two put into this invaluable resource of information. Viva RoseRed Homestead.
I sometimes use course salt to clean my Dutch ovens then wipe it out. If it then needs re seasoning. I do the same as you did. Love all your videos. We have spent more of this Sunday watching them. Hygien was spot on. You are an excellent teacher, reminds me of talks by Sherry Dew. Clear, to the point and very informative. Thank you for the time you take researching the correct information. Joy
I have tried salt as well and find it does a good job on some things. So glad you are finding the videos useful. I have great admiration for Sherry Dew. Thank you.
This is precisely the kind of video I've been hunting for! It demonstrates how to make a simple meal out of storage items without using electricity. The cleanup was bonus! I learned so much. I would've ruined my cast iron with dishsoap! Thank you! I look forward to seeing more videos like this. They are tremendously helpful to the inexperienced folks like me.
Dish soap will not ruin a well seasoned cast iron pan if used on occasion. Just make sure you dry the pan over heat and coat it with oil while it's still hot.
@@DamfinoFarm Thank you for letting me know that. I just learned about the importance of drying the pans asap to prevent rust too. This has been a crash course in cast iron this week. Haha!
As you mentioned, Jim's instructions made distributing the coals easy; YOU make EVERYTHING look easy. It's funny when you say we will be back right after "thus and such" is complete. Most of the time, you let us know how much time it took for "thus and such" to take place. I so appreciate it when you do that. Now comes the funny part for me, UMMMmm it isn't as fast as yours. BUT... I have a goal to work toward for doing "thus and such". Many Blessings to you and everyone else 🙏 watching. Infinity Thanks 😊
So inspirational --Love your presentation style- I especially like how you convey the food safety tips without appearing preachy! Thanks so much for sharing- I've subscribed and plan to dig thru your videos for the canning of that chili mix and some other ideas. Cheers from Canada
I never realized how durable and long lasting cast iron pots are. I do have the enamel dutch ovens in 2 sizes. 4 quart and 7 quart. I love them and they are my go to pots for almost everything. I need to purchase additional pots and skillets. Thank you Pam for another awesome video.
You are very welcome. I am not sure I want to use my enamel Dutch oven over charcoal, which is why I have the naked kind! I love them more each time I use them and they are so durable that I will be passing these on to my children and their children.
@@RoseRedHomestead Pam, we just purchased the dutch oven with the legs. My sister told us to purchase a 3 gallon oil drain pan as our cooking table. (Our nephew is a boy scout and that's what they use) We bought the cast iron trivet for meat searing in the pot. Do you have a podcast on this? Thank you so much. 💓
Wonderful video. Thanks. I need to watch your video on the Chile mix again. Luckily I keep a folder of your videos to refresh my memory. Love the info .
I think a rubber spatula could clean the beans up and put the extra tablespoon full in the fridge. Waste not want not? I’m Scottish! 🤣 My real comment is 1) the biscuits and chili looked amazing! And 2) I’m always in awe of your strength. I have the same canisters and I have a hard time getting the lids on and off. You make lifting those cast iron pots look like child’s play! Another great video!
Nancy: We agree about using the rubber spatulas. I have purchased Pam a number of them recently to replace the old ones we have. Thanks, regarding the chili and biscuits. Observation: Women are a lot stronger than many men give them credit for being. Jim
Wow, I loved this video (as I do for ALL of them!) Can't wait to make the biscuits 😋 Plus you answered a few questions I had about cleaning the iron pots with no power and sparing water. Thank you! 😁
I love using beef tallow and leaf lard (pork) for shortening type oil for all pie crusts and biscuits. Really kicks up the flavor oh and frying French fries and tater tots in beef tallow is amazing! P.S. thank you for this demonstration!
Self Rising Flour and you don’t need the baking powder and salt. I’m sure you know that but I didn’t until I watched Cooking with Brenda Gantt. Add a goose egg size clump of crisco and buttermilk. Gently swirl with hand and you have biscuits. Your meal looks so delicious!
Hi Pam and Jim 👋. This was a really great video. Thank you so much for sharing it with us. I don't have any cast iron cookware but I'm sure I can find some old pans in my cupboard to cook with should we loose power. I'm really unprepared for such an event. It happens so rarely in my part of the UK, still you never know the minute, as my grandma used to say. God bless her! Take care and all the best from the 🇬🇧 💖
if your pots have plastic handles, they will melt. But look closely at the handles as some are attached with screws so you'll be able to take the handles off and use just the metal pot over a fire or coals
Loved this. That’s all we use when we camp is cast iron over coal or the fire. I’ve made cakes, roasts, pizza all in cast over the fire. Sometimes we cook in the backyard using our cast iron on our fire pit for a nice outdoor meal. Great videos you two!!
My Mother has used a teaspoon of vinegar into the dry milk & water mixture or she has.made biscuits when the milk is about to sour. Then the two of us discovered plain yogurt also works in biscuits, Also, she has also cut down on lard, shortening or butter. by filling the measure cup with half the amount of shortening in water then empty the water once the butter or lard has made me water raise to the edge.
In Central Louisiana, chili is normally eaten poured over rice and topped with raw white onions, shredded cheddar cheese and large dallopof sour cream and a large piece of buttered cornbread. But, I love chili with biscuits. It is very rare to find in here.
I am glad you mentioned the Steramine again. I stopped and ordered a 6-Pack of them. That should be about all we would need in a lifetime. Nice to have for storage too. How many coals did you all use total? Do you remember? Those biscuits were beautiful and they baked so nicely in the Dutch Oven on stilts, as I call them. I don’t blame Jim for eating 4 biscuits. They are hard to resist, especially with honey on them. Does cornbread cook the same way? Thank you for that video. It is nice to see it done before having to do it!
Such a good video. I am sure you have done a lot of things that others haven't thought of. We lived in a house without running water or power so we hauled water from a pump and I have a lot of skills for a grid down situation. I hated it as a kid but an thankful now!
Thank you soo much for all the videos that you do! I made the multigrain bread this morning, its beautiful!! Made the biscuits last week, boy they were good. Cant wait to try the crescent rolls! Thank you so much!!
We have a little chain mail type of scrubbing cloth for our cast iron that we like. We also have some bamboo dish scrapers that are great for normal dishes as well as cast iron. Helps to save water potentially.
Yum. I never thought of powdered milk for my food stores. Adding that to the list now. Very good presentation for minimal efforts in a grid down event.
Yup. It’s good to have. Powdered milk, powdered buttermilk, powdered coconut cream, and powdered coconut milk are great for your storage. I think there’s powdered sour cream, which I need to get, and powdered butter. I have a lot of ghee, and other fats, but redundancies are good.
Thank you. Yes, it is a "must have". We also freeze dry and then powder sour cream and yogurt. Other dairy products are commercially available as powder.
Have you thought about making caramelized onion powder in the freeze dryer for French onion soup mix? Caramelized onions can be made in a crock pot in large amount over 6 hours.
This was good to know. My husband and I are going to travel the United States in July and we will be doing primitive camping. We bought a portable camp stove/grill and we need to buy some pans. I'm thinking cast iron might be better and easier to clean than aluminum what do you think? I was wondering how we would wash the cookware. If you season it food won't stick and it seems easy. Thanks
Very delicious meal, 😍 I can practically smell those hot coals and the simmering Chile. The honey covered buttered biscuits were calling me. I don’t have my own bees but I know what I’m having for dinner tomorrow.😁. Good night friend.✋🏻
Thank you. Yes, that cooking table has to be one of the best items we have bought. It is getting more difficult for both Jim and I to get up once we squat down to ground level! LOL
This was a wonderful demonstration! Thank you so much for showing us how to use the Dutch ovens. I have several and only use them occasionally, but really need to use them on a more consistent basis. One note: if you're off-grid, a kitchen disposal won't work, so food debris should really be dumped outside or buried (to keep animals out).
That’s one thing we took out many, many years ago. We have a septic tank and don’t want to burden it with kitchen waste. And if it’s raw it goes into our compost
I did not know how to care for my cast iron skillets until I saw this video. I learned a lot. I am curious as to how to prepare the coals and what kind of coals to buy. I have not had success using store-bought "charcoal briquettes" in my kettle-style bbq. If I do have to go off-grid, I would like to learn about how to prepare the charcoal.
HAHA You two are so cute :) Telling on Jim and his biscuits haha Jim? You have got the easy job with the camera, man I get tired watching her go LOL But I LOVE IT! TY BOTH for all you do! I keep a LOT of your recipes in my WORD, just in case I can't come back online (grid down) I'll always have them. I can't wait for the cookbook!!!
What a hoot!!! This was such a fun video---funny, too! Jim captured the perfect TA-DA!!! when you got those coals all just right. The way you looked, Pam, was exactly how we feel when we are able to pull off something you have taught us. It was just funny. And the biscuits---I'm sorry...but I'd have to make two pans of biscuits...forget the sharing--pan for you and a pan for me. Boy did they look good. Quick question..how did you decide what brand of cast iron to buy? Are there better brands than others? Jesus bless.
That was fun to watch! Would you mind giving us a link or a recipe to the ingredients that she had canned? I keep wanting to can chili but everybody screams no you can’t you have to do it separately so it seems like she has that under control. Ha ha thank you I appreciate all the videos you do
Oh I forgot to say Lodges has a charcoal chart that tells you exactly how many coals you would need for the temperature and various size Dutch oven that you’re using.
Rachelle: Thank you, for finding charcoal-to-temperature-to-Dutch oven size information. I talked Pam and she has a copy of the pamphlet. Thanks for watching our channel. Jim
That looks a whole lot better than the grilled cheese I had for lunch. 😊 In a grid down situation, what would be the best means of storing leftovers? Thank you Jim and Pam for another wonderful video.
Way to go you guys! I've been cooking in a hearth since I was 12. I'm 62 now. I have a bit of experience under my belt lol. My mother, Nancy Carter Crump, wrote the book Hearthside Cooking.
I love this! I just found your mother's book on Amazon and ordered it. Will be a great addition to my collection. 🥰
@@tarakincade501 Aawww, That makes me feel so good! Never hesitate to reach out if you have any questions.
Awesome video..my Dutch oven is really old, probably close to 100 years old now. It doesn’t have a recessed lid to put coals on but I find, depending on what I am cooking in it…I can turn the lid upside down then I can put coals in it. I am going to so enjoy this series Pam and Jim. Thank you🇨🇦
Oh my goodness ,a ton of memories came back to me while I watched this video. I was a Girl Scout ,back in the 70’s a first class scout was the highest honor one could achieve . To get that badge we had to demonstrate that we could survive,in primitive setting. Cooking with the Dutch ovens was a requirement.We would even stack them up from large to very small size depending on what we cooked for our meals. Any thing you could cooked in a regular oven could be fixed in a Dutch oven. And the ingredients were all from scratch.I dreaded the cleanup but I’m glad she taught us how to do it very similar to how you did yours. I became a Girl Scout leader, and I taught my girls how to use the Dutch oven. Thank you for rekindling such a fond memory for me. And it will come in handy for your viewers. Also it’s a lot of fun.
Rachelle: Thanks for telling us about your times with the Girl Scouts and the fond memories you have of those years. That reminds me of the three years my second wife and I were Assistant Girl Scout for my daughter's troop in the late 1970s. That was also a time when Girl Scouts went door-to-door selling GS Cookies. At that time, GS cookies make-up 5% of the total annual cookie sales in the US. This 5% was during a six-week time frame each year. Jim
You and Jim are both so very darling. I love how “real” and down to earth you are even though you are both highly educated… your knowledge of science imparts trust and your lovely character creates an atmosphere of joy❤️❤️❤️🌹
Off grid videos are not only wonderful but I don't think most of us realize how soon these off grid videos will be saving our lives. With all that's going on in the world, this is the time to learn and prepare asap.
Always a compliment when the hubby eats more than you expect!
Hadn’t planned on it, but I think I’ll have Chili for supper. Think I’ll do cornbread, because I’ve still not mastered biscuits. Thanks so much for the demonstration. I absolutely love it when you laugh!
I'm with you there. I can make perfect whap biscuits. I can make cakes pies and cookies with my eyes closed but can't make a decent biscuit to save my life. Lol. On the other hand I bet the NHL would love my recipe for hockey pucks. Lol
My mother always took the last portion of the biscuit dough and made a turtle shaped biscuit for us children. As a mature adult, I still love it when my mother makes that tur turtle.
Love watching your shows. Thanks, keep them coming 😊
When you talked about your biscuit journey I laughed out loud. That is me!!! I’m 52 and am still trying to find the right.Biscuit recipe…. Knead or not knead? Roll out or not roll our? Butter or lard??? The quest continues. Love your humble humor. I am a college instructor as well and have found that I am wanting to learn now more about preparedness and cooking skills. I’ve grown tired of academia and love your channel. You are a kindred spirit. Much love from Mississippi
I liked that you said “I use two or three different recipes depending upon which mood I’m in.” That’s how I roll with most bread recipes too, also pie dough.
I LOVE chili and biscuits!!! Thanks for your recipe!!!
Jim sure is helpful! I reckon you’ll be keeping him. :) Great video as always. Very informative.
Such a delicious comfort meal
Great video - as always! I liked your clean up demo and appreciate so much how you conserved your water. As a long time camper, I usually use my biggest dirty cook pot as a dishpan, put biodegradable dish soap and warm water in it, wash plates, cutlery in the pot, then wash out the pot. Rinse with warm water, saving as much as possible to get the job done. Water is a precious resource, even here in the much rainier Mid Atlantic region.
Thank you so much for sharing this!! I have cooked biscuits outside but never thought about putting the coals on the top also. Thank you Jim!!
I appreciate everything about this video. You highlight what others often leave out like the technique for cleaning your cookware. Thank you 🙏
I just found, and made, the absolute best biscuits we've ever had over on Appalachia's Homestead. O. M. G. 2 ingredients. Seriously. White Lilly Unbleached self rising flour and heavy cream. Equal amounts, although I used a tiny bit less heavy cream. She just posted a video recently on tips for making biscuits, and they are incredible. I've made them 3 times this week, and it's just hubby and I, but we can't stop eating them! LOL
So how did you like Ms. Pam's video?
@@Myfavorites877 I always love and appreciate the Professors' videos, which is why I always hit the like button and comment on a lot of her videos.
@@angelamehrer4179 I did too. I also like the one you spoke of. So many people to learn from. I'm learning so much.
I saw that. Looked great. But these ones we've made for years taste so good.
I think it the lard
Thank you for the education. This was a terrific learning experience since I have NEVER cooked with cast iron or coals. What a treasure y’all are!
Never cooked on cast iron? Where have you been all your life?!😊
@@rlynnmiller5485 😂 Also, never roller skated. Kinda sounds like a deprived life, I guess. 😂
Another great way to clean cast iron cookware is to wipe it out as best you can, then add a little vegetable oil and table salt. Rub it around with toweling and wipe out. Helps season the pan and removes baked on residue.
Thank you!
Thanks
I don't know if I thanked you for pointing out the Lodge sale on Amazon. I appreciate the effort you put into making your community feel truly cared for. Thank you.
You are welcome. So glad it was useful information.
Thank you Pam for showing me how to clean cast iron off grid .Not bad at all. Easy peasy!!
I sure wish you had 'smell a vision,' That meal looked so good, going to have to get my hamburger out of the freezer and my beans out of the cupboard. Thankyou for the demo of the cooking and cleaning.
Baking and seasoning at the same time. That's nothing short of GENIUS!
I have watched this video numerous times and I have to tell you, I chuckle watching you clean the cast iron. My mother used to make us scour the cast iron with brillo! I don't scour my cast iron ever. Believe me, I can hear her fussing!
Donna: Oh, yes! Brillo Pads. That was along time ago! Jim
One of my favorite meals! I usually do corn bread though
Love cornbread with chili. Leftover cornbread with butter and maple syrup for breakfast.
I love either kind. ❤🥯🥨🫓🥖🥐🍞🥞🧇
Great video, loved it. Thank you to Pam and Jim, they are wonderful and passionate teachers. Learning so much from them. Love from Ireland.
Linda: Glad you enjoyed it! Jim
I love all these tips and tricks! Thank you Pam & Jim! I will be trying those biscuits soon!
I really loved this. I have quite a bit of cast iron that I got for off grid but I have no idea how to use it. Thank you very much.
Early American is a good TH-cam channel for cooking on a hearth with cast iron too.
War jitters tonight. I can hear the big boys above us ready to defend us. A lot to do in a little time now. Love the video. I use lard in my kitchen. Lard can be canned also or like the traditional lard crock kept in the cellar. Great sanitizer clue. Thank you ma'am and sir.
Windy, rainy and dreary Sunday here. Good day for this meal.. great video thanks
You are welcome. Enjoy!
My Mom always put the left over pieces of dough on the pan and baked them with the round biscuits. She called them the funny biscuits.😋 I went for them first.
Thank you for taking the extra time to do a grid-down clean-up. Dinner looks amazing!!
Chili looks delicious,biscuits are awesome.
Thank you 🙏❤️🇺🇸
Wonderful! Thank you so much. A possible future video could demonstrate a recipe for Dutch oven corn bread?!
I'm a day late watching this. I put a machine sewing needle through my finger. Missed my finger nail and bone, but .... I was distracted.
ANYWAY, what a great video. So important to practice these skills during normal times. Another great video!
Oh no! I am so sorry to hear that. I have done that as well and it is very painful. Glad you enjoyed this video.
@@RoseRedHomestead I was changing the lightbulb and I made a rookie mistake. I did not remove the needle first. Lesson learned. Whenever I am doing something other than sewing (or bobbin winding/replacing), the needle comes off of the machine! The darn thing went all the way through and stuck out the other side....
This is one of your best videos!!! I loved it!! Especially the part of cooking with coals and your Dutch ovens as well as cleaning your cast iron. I forever keep wanting to use soap on my cast iron. I don't but then I end up having to use salt to try and scrub things off. I didn't know I should start out with shortening in the pan first. Loved how it all turned out. Thank you!
T: Pam made a video recently for cooking with cast iron and cleaning it. Jim
Mom always made us baby biscuit with the left over dough. It made us feel so special. ❤️ Great job with the biscuits and chili. I was amazed you cleaned up with such a small amount of water.
How fun. I have a tiny biscuit cutter as well, so next time I will do that! And especially when my grandchildren visit! Thanks for that idea.
Perfect lesson. Love the attention to details. Answers many questions about off grid living. With the way our world is going, everyone should be prepared to ration and learn these ways. Thank you, Pam and Jim.
You are very welcome.
As always I learn much! I have also canned and dehydrated food for many years. Thanks for😊 sharing. I will pass on this information. 🥰 love Susan Hatch
Susan: Your welcome. Thanks for watching our videos. Jim
Rocks, genius... never dawned on me to use rocks for the smooth bottom cast iron outdoor gear.
There is always a tiny gem in almost every video that I have to add to my knowledge library. As always, keep up the great work and thank you so much for all the work you two put into this invaluable resource of information. Viva RoseRed Homestead.
Fascinating to learn all this from you.
This was great, I so enjoyed this. I don’t blame Jim, them biscuits looked Awesome !!! 😉 Thank You Both !!! ✝️💟
I sometimes use course salt to clean my Dutch ovens then wipe it out.
If it then needs re seasoning. I do the same as you did. Love all your videos.
We have spent more of this Sunday watching them. Hygien was spot on.
You are an excellent teacher, reminds me of talks by Sherry Dew. Clear, to the point and very informative. Thank you for the time you take researching the correct information. Joy
I have tried salt as well and find it does a good job on some things. So glad you are finding the videos useful. I have great admiration for Sherry Dew. Thank you.
Those biscuits looked so yummy!!
Thanks. We really enjoyed them. It is a great recipe for doing in a Dutch oven.
The pic to this inspired me to do rolls in the cast iron pan instead of glass one. Love it.
Wonderful!
Thank you, thank you, thank you for providing these videos for us.
This is precisely the kind of video I've been hunting for! It demonstrates how to make a simple meal out of storage items without using electricity. The cleanup was bonus! I learned so much. I would've ruined my cast iron with dishsoap! Thank you! I look forward to seeing more videos like this. They are tremendously helpful to the inexperienced folks like me.
Dish soap will not ruin a well seasoned cast iron pan if used on occasion. Just make sure you dry the pan over heat and coat it with oil while it's still hot.
@@DamfinoFarm Thank you for letting me know that. I just learned about the importance of drying the pans asap to prevent rust too. This has been a crash course in cast iron this week. Haha!
Awesome video... blessings
Well done Pam. I cook on my wood stove all winter. Cast iron makes the meals taste fantastic.
I would love a wood stove! That sounds so wonderful.
I’m so excited to try this! Thank you!
Great demonstration, thanks Pam and Jim!
As you mentioned, Jim's instructions made distributing the coals easy; YOU make EVERYTHING look easy. It's funny when you say we will be back right after "thus and such" is complete. Most of the time, you let us know how much time it took for "thus and such" to take place. I so appreciate it when you do that. Now comes the funny part for me, UMMMmm it isn't as fast as yours. BUT... I have a goal to work toward for doing "thus and such". Many Blessings to you and everyone else 🙏 watching. Infinity Thanks 😊
So inspirational --Love your presentation style- I especially like how you convey the food safety tips without appearing preachy! Thanks so much for sharing- I've subscribed and plan to dig thru your videos for the canning of that chili mix and some other ideas. Cheers from Canada
Thank you so much! And welcome to our community!
I never realized how durable and long lasting cast iron pots are. I do have the enamel dutch ovens in 2 sizes. 4 quart and 7 quart. I love them and they are my go to pots for almost everything. I need to purchase additional pots and skillets. Thank you Pam for another awesome video.
You are very welcome. I am not sure I want to use my enamel Dutch oven over charcoal, which is why I have the naked kind! I love them more each time I use them and they are so durable that I will be passing these on to my children and their children.
@@RoseRedHomestead Pam, we just purchased the dutch oven with the legs. My sister told us to purchase a 3 gallon oil drain pan as our cooking table. (Our nephew is a boy scout and that's what they use) We bought the cast iron trivet for meat searing in the pot. Do you have a podcast on this? Thank you so much. 💓
Wonderful video. Thanks. I need to watch your video on the Chile mix again. Luckily I keep a folder of your videos to refresh my memory. Love the info .
I think a rubber spatula could clean the beans up and put the extra tablespoon full in the fridge. Waste not want not? I’m Scottish! 🤣
My real comment is 1) the biscuits and chili looked amazing! And 2) I’m always in awe of your strength. I have the same canisters and I have a hard time getting the lids on and off. You make lifting those cast iron pots look like child’s play!
Another great video!
Nancy: We agree about using the rubber spatulas. I have purchased Pam a number of them recently to replace the old ones we have. Thanks, regarding the chili and biscuits. Observation: Women are a lot stronger than many men give them credit for being. Jim
This was a very good video. Thanks for sharing the biscuit and chili recipes. 😋
Teresa: Your welcome. Jim
Pam! So happy to see a new video from you! I always learn so much from you. Thank you!
You are so welcome. Thanks so much for watching and for your comment.
Wow, I loved this video (as I do for ALL of them!) Can't wait to make the biscuits 😋 Plus you answered a few questions I had about cleaning the iron pots with no power and sparing water. Thank you! 😁
Thank you for another wonderful informative video. Love how you and Jim work together. Keep smiling.
Sharon: Thank you! Will do! Jim
This was really wonderful, thank you!
Hurrah! Canned chili with meat sauce please...unless I missed it! Thanks SO much to you and Jim for ALL you do!
Yes, it was a chili mix with ground beef and spices and onions.
I loved this video! Thank you, Pam & Jim ❤️
I love using beef tallow and leaf lard (pork) for shortening type oil for all pie crusts and biscuits. Really kicks up the flavor oh and frying French fries and tater tots in beef tallow is amazing! P.S. thank you for this demonstration!
Patty: We had not thought of the beef tallow and pork lard for cooking. Thanks for letting us know. Jim
This is very thorough! Thank you! I am still struggling using my cast iron and you just gave me so much information! Thanks so much!
So glad the information was useful for you.
Self Rising Flour and you don’t need the baking powder and salt. I’m sure you know that but I didn’t until I watched Cooking with Brenda Gantt. Add a goose egg size clump of crisco and buttermilk. Gently swirl with hand and you have biscuits. Your meal looks so delicious!
Hi Pam and Jim 👋. This was a really great video. Thank you so much for sharing it with us. I don't have any cast iron cookware but I'm sure I can find some old pans in my cupboard to cook with should we loose power. I'm really unprepared for such an event. It happens so rarely in my part of the UK, still you never know the minute, as my grandma used to say. God bless her!
Take care and all the best from the 🇬🇧 💖
if your pots have plastic handles, they will melt. But look closely at the handles as some are attached with screws so you'll be able to take the handles off and use just the metal pot over a fire or coals
I am going to get a Dutch oven. I love your videos. I’m learning so much. Thank you for all you do
They are wonderful to have and use--especially for when the power goes out, which it does regularly where we live.
@@RoseRedHomestead I’m going to practice as soon as it warms up a bit ty
Loved this. That’s all we use when we camp is cast iron over coal or the fire. I’ve made cakes, roasts, pizza all in cast over the fire. Sometimes we cook in the backyard using our cast iron on our fire pit for a nice outdoor meal. Great videos you two!!
Sounds great! If you lived close I would invite you to do a guest presentation using cast iron. You have great skills in that area! Thanks.
My Mother has used a teaspoon of vinegar into the dry milk & water mixture or she has.made biscuits when the milk is about to sour. Then the two of us discovered plain yogurt also works in biscuits, Also, she has also cut down on lard, shortening or butter. by filling the measure cup with half the amount of shortening in water then empty the water once the butter or lard has made me water raise to the edge.
Veronica: It sounds like your mother had a very procedure for her biscuits. Jim
I learned a lot. 👍✌️🌻
In Central Louisiana, chili is normally eaten poured over rice and topped with raw white onions, shredded cheddar cheese and large dallopof sour cream and a large piece of buttered cornbread.
But, I love chili with biscuits. It is very rare to find in here.
That sounds fantastic!
My dutch ovens dont have legs and l just ordered little racks to set them on ,l love cast iron for charcoal cooking.
I enjoyed this video and you gave me lots to consider and think about. Thanks for always inspiring and entertaining at the same time.
S Smith: You are welcome. Jim
We need to practice this as well. Thank you so much.
I agree.
I am glad you mentioned the Steramine again. I stopped and ordered a 6-Pack of them. That should be about all we would need in a lifetime. Nice to have for storage too. How many coals did you all use total? Do you remember? Those biscuits were beautiful and they baked so nicely in the Dutch Oven on stilts, as I call them. I don’t blame Jim for eating 4 biscuits. They are hard to resist, especially with honey on them. Does cornbread cook the same way? Thank you for that video. It is nice to see it done before having to do it!
❤❤Thank you for sharing this!!
Such a good video. I am sure you have done a lot of things that others haven't thought of. We lived in a house without running water or power so we hauled water from a pump and I have a lot of skills for a grid down situation. I hated it as a kid but an thankful now!
Lynda: Yes, it sounds like adapted very well. Thanks for watching our videos. Jim
Thank you soo much for all the videos that you do! I made the multigrain bread this morning, its beautiful!! Made the biscuits last week, boy they were good. Cant wait to try the crescent rolls! Thank you so much!!
We have a little chain mail type of scrubbing cloth for our cast iron that we like. We also have some bamboo dish scrapers that are great for normal dishes as well as cast iron. Helps to save water potentially.
I bought one as well. Didn't need it this time as the food was very soft.
Yum. I never thought of powdered milk for my food stores. Adding that to the list now. Very good presentation for minimal efforts in a grid down event.
Yup. It’s good to have. Powdered milk, powdered buttermilk, powdered coconut cream, and powdered coconut milk are great for your storage. I think there’s powdered sour cream, which I need to get, and powdered butter. I have a lot of ghee, and other fats, but redundancies are good.
Thank you. Yes, it is a "must have". We also freeze dry and then powder sour cream and yogurt. Other dairy products are commercially available as powder.
Thank you that was very informative.
You are welcome.
Have you thought about making caramelized onion powder in the freeze dryer for French onion soup mix? Caramelized onions can be made in a crock pot in large amount over 6 hours.
Can you point me to a recipe? That sounds great. Thanks
@Monique Churchill on line crackpot carmel onions
Would enjoy seeing that
Wow this was great, thank you!
This was good to know. My husband and I are going to travel the United States in July and we will be doing primitive camping. We bought a portable camp stove/grill and we need to buy some pans. I'm thinking cast iron might be better and easier to clean than aluminum what do you think? I was wondering how we would wash the cookware. If you season it food won't stick and it seems easy. Thanks
Thanks 😊
Very delicious meal, 😍 I can practically smell those hot coals and the simmering Chile. The honey covered buttered biscuits were calling me. I don’t have my own bees but I know what I’m having for dinner tomorrow.😁. Good night friend.✋🏻
You are very welcome! Thanks for your comments.
Another great video! Thanks so much! I recently bought a dutch oven with feet like that! Looking forward to trying it! God Bless!
You are very welcome.
Wonderful video Pam and Jim. I love that cooking table, definitely getting one of those. You’re biscuit recipe looks amazing. Thank you for sharing xo
Thank you. Yes, that cooking table has to be one of the best items we have bought. It is getting more difficult for both Jim and I to get up once we squat down to ground level! LOL
I was happy to find a Lodge scrub brush made for cast iron at the local butcher shop. Had to have it.
Oh wow! Jim
This was a wonderful demonstration! Thank you so much for showing us how to use the Dutch ovens. I have several and only use them occasionally, but really need to use them on a more consistent basis. One note: if you're off-grid, a kitchen disposal won't work, so food debris should really be dumped outside or buried (to keep animals out).
That’s one thing we took out many, many years ago. We have a septic tank and don’t want to burden it with kitchen waste. And if it’s raw it goes into our compost
I'm hungry now , great video.
Dusty: Thank you 😋 Jim
Thanks for sharing. This is the only way I make buttermilk
You are welcome 😊
I did not know how to care for my cast iron skillets until I saw this video. I learned a lot. I am curious as to how to prepare the coals and what kind of coals to buy. I have not had success using store-bought "charcoal briquettes" in my kettle-style bbq. If I do have to go off-grid, I would like to learn about how to prepare the charcoal.
That is a great idea. I will see if Jim is willing to be in front of the camera to show how he does it!
HAHA You two are so cute :) Telling on Jim and his biscuits haha Jim? You have got the easy job with the camera, man I get tired watching her go LOL But I LOVE IT! TY BOTH for all you do! I keep a LOT of your recipes in my WORD, just in case I can't come back online (grid down) I'll always have them. I can't wait for the cookbook!!!
Thanks for your kind words! We do have a fun time together.
@@RoseRedHomestead I know you do. :) And it's so refreshing to watch :)
What a hoot!!! This was such a fun video---funny, too! Jim captured the perfect TA-DA!!! when you got those coals all just right. The way you looked, Pam, was exactly how we feel when we are able to pull off something you have taught us. It was just funny. And the biscuits---I'm sorry...but I'd have to make two pans of biscuits...forget the sharing--pan for you and a pan for me. Boy did they look good. Quick question..how did you decide what brand of cast iron to buy? Are there better brands than others? Jesus bless.
If there is a Buc-cees (beaver store near you ) they carry cast iron products - found at Kroger’s as well.
That was fun to watch! Would you mind giving us a link or a recipe to the ingredients that she had canned? I keep wanting to can chili but everybody screams no you can’t you have to do it separately so it seems like she has that under control. Ha ha thank you I appreciate all the videos you do
Pam has a great video for chicken chile with chicken... one of my first canning projects that turned out excellent
@@C2yourself Perfect I’ll search for it! I can only have chicken or turkey I’m allergic to all mammal meat.
@@bcmagnolia1170 you'll love it!
Oh I forgot to say Lodges has a charcoal chart that tells you exactly how many coals you would need for the temperature and various size Dutch oven that you’re using.
Rachelle: Thank you, for finding charcoal-to-temperature-to-Dutch oven size information. I talked Pam and she has a copy of the pamphlet. Thanks for watching our channel. Jim
That looks a whole lot better than the grilled cheese I had for lunch. 😊 In a grid down situation, what would be the best means of storing leftovers? Thank you Jim and Pam for another wonderful video.
Eat them a few hours later or for breakfast