When I was a little girl, my daddy introduced me to the joys of beef ribs (we don’t eat pork) by treating me to lunch at the Iron Works BBQ place near Cesar Chavez. I feel in love immediately, but have yet to make it back... (8 replies, last updated by tastegood May 6, 2007)

My apartment’s fire alarm is super sensitive. Last time I tried to season our bbq grill we set the alarm off. I would like to buy a cast iron pan. Is it possible to season my pan inside a gas bbq grill? Say I do everything... (4 replies, last updated by Sandy February 16, 2004)

I though Mann’s was pretty bad as far as BBQ goes. I"ve only been there once though. Iron Works is the best in the city limits – for brisket and beef ribs, at least. The chicken was really mushy the only time... (14 replies, last updated by ChristineR June 8, 2008)

Hi, I’m looking to plan a team outing to a Brazilian BBQ place. I’ll need a place with a great salad bar (for the vegetarians). If they have private rooms that’d be good too. Any thoughts? Thanks! (5 replies, last updated by KRS May 26, 2005)

, melt in your mouth, and some cole slaw that had too much cumin for my taste. Next up we had two specials and the beet salad Soft shell crab with watermelon and watermelon vinegrette: The sweetness worked really well with the... (0 replies, last updated by phatchris June 21, 2008)

I just purchased a 5 qt. cast iron covered pot – I do not own any other cast iron cookware – I thought I would be making my sauces, stews and curries (most are tomato based) but in doing some research about seasoning... (9 replies, last updated by MikeB3542 October 31, 2009)

Cast Iron will last longer. Stone ones works great, but it tends to crack if I’m not careful with it. Also, I highly recommed doing Korean BBQ outside rather than inside. (2 replies, last updated by welle April 6, 2006)

Hey just had dinner at The Iron Goat Pub and Grill and it was great !!! Colourful pub food based menu, yes the view OMG !!!! and the service was prompted and knowledgable. They had a BBQ set up right on the patio cooking ribs ..... (5 replies, last updated by sweeterpea June 26, 2009)

Any opinions about cast iron grates versus porcelain grates in an off-set smoker? I’m looking for something that is pretty easy to maintain, but still want a good sear. Thanks! (7 replies, last updated by dude August 17, 2007)

Well the very old fashioned way to clean up crusted cruddy cast iron in my grandmother’s, g-grandmother’s and so on was to burn the pan out in a very hot fire. My grill only goes up to 500 F. so I know that would not... (17 replies, last updated by Jef May 12, 2006)

Where in the GTA would I find a good quality cast iron pan? I have a teeny tiny one that was handed down to me, but I want one that will be a good size to make socca (chickpea flour pancake/flatbread). It would also be nice to... (27 replies, last updated by tbonetak November 23, 2009)

(like you can use on non-stick pans) work quite well. Soap is optional. If you do use soap, use only a very little, don’t put soap directly on the cast iron, and rinse very thoroughly. Essentially I clean my cast iron just... (21 replies, last updated by oryza December 21, 2007)

I agree on the cast iron. I have a cast iron wok that works great, as well as a few frying pans. My mother gave me herdutch oven w/lid a while back because the seasoning was failing. I put it in a fire I made, burned off theold... (50 replies, last updated by StriperGuy July 7, 2009)

, a Wolf grill, or a cast iron frying pan, the treatment is the same. I would strongly advise against ever using any sort of chemical solvent “rust remover.” Cast iron is porous and that stuff is toxic. You... (16 replies, last updated by mlgb March 19, 2008)

Got a gas BBQ grill? Fire that thing up to max put your pan in there, upside down with the grill lid closed, for a half hour or so. It’ll burn most of that crap off. Wipe clean, dry, and reseason. This method works great on... (8 replies, last updated by Das Ubergeek October 27, 2005)