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Does anyone have #advice about cast iron #cookware they can share? I've acquired these pans that have been in storage for a while. They have no branding on them. I've read there can be different quality of cast iron and the poorer quality ones can be a bother (flaking etc).

1. How can I tell if these are decent quality?
2. How should I clean them? (remove rust)
3. How can I make sure they are properly seasoned?
4. How should I maintain them, if I decide to keep?

Recipe: Thai Penang Curry / พะแนงหมู / Panang Moo

Yum. Tonight I made this for two with some free range Iberico Pork. And some coconut milk which was 99.5+% coconut (omg the kcals but 😋)

250g Pork Tenderloin
400ml Coconut Milk (use the best)
2 Tablespoons Panang Curry Paste (eg Mae Ploy or Maesri)
1 Tablespoon Brown Sugar
1 Tablespoon Fish Sauce (I used 2)
1 small bunch Pea Eggplant (I substituted 120g fine green beans)
1 Thai Long Chili (... a mild chili, or use a sweet pepper)
5 Kaffir lime leaves
20 Leaves of Thai or Sweet Basil
1 Tablespoon Vegetable Oil

thaicookbook.tv/thai-recipes/m

Authentic Thai Recipes from Thai Cookbook TVPanang Curry Recipe | Pork Panaeng | พะแนง | How to Cook Thai PanangThis video recipe teaches you the step by step process for cooking great Panang curry at home. Watch our restaurant perfected recipe cooked in a modern western-style home kitchen so you can easily recreate this excellent Thai dish.
More of my favorite buildings around the NC Renaissance Festival. The fourth photo is a Pumpkin Ale by Foothills Brewing, one of my favorites to drink during the autumn season. Make sure you bring cash as the drink vendors do not take credit or debit! Also, make sure you stop by the chimney rolls vendor. There is always a long line, but the chimney rolls are definitely worth it! Plus, it's fun watching the pastries being prepared! Shot in November 2024.

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One of the real treasures at home. A collection of jams made by me, my mom, and my grandma.

When I go to pick a new jar from the shelf, I am always reminded that there is tradition here. I wasn't particularly interested as a teenager, but eventually the gardening and jam making bug caught me too. It was inevitable 😛

Fun fact. There are different types of pectin with different structures. High methoxyl (HM) pectin requires a lot of sugar and a high temperature and will set quickly. Low methoxyl (LM) pectin needs calcium and works at a lower temperature and is slower to set.

Where I live, HM is absolutely dominant but the amount of sugar needed to make a thick jam is staggering and makes the end product less enjoyable in my personal opinion. It works fine for blueberries which have a level of astringency, but with strawberry it turns by far too sweet (or too runny if you use less).

This is why I bunker up on LM (with added calcium for a reliable result) when I'm traveling. With it, I can make much thicker and fruitier, well balanced jams 🍓🍒

Also, some fruits and berries have so much pectin on their own that there is no need to add any. For example apples and lingonberries. These can be combined with other fruits to thicken a jam with less or no added pectin 🍏