There's just something special about cooking a meal in cast iron over an open fire. And I am not just refering to the wonderful flavor it imparts on the vittles.
Not long after I started using cast iron my relatives started giving me all the "family" cast iron cookware. I have ovens and skillets that belonged to my Great,great Grandmother, Great-Grandmother, both my Grandmothers, both my wife's Grandmothers, our mothers and several Aunts. And I can show you which pieces belonged to whom.. All Dutch oven cooks are particular about their ovens and take great pride in using them. For me, cooking with these things is a near spiritual experience. Not that this means a thing, but all the cast iron talk lately has got me to thinking.... always a dangerous thing.
