What's so great about cast iron? Almost everything! There are so many reasons to love your cast iron skillet--it's an everyday pan that's incredibly versatile, durable and economical. This cookbook includes more than 85 recipes that will show you just how fabulous cast iron cooking really is. A helpful introduction explains how to select, use, and care for your cast iron cookware. Fried chicken and hash browns may be cast iron classics, but you can use your skillet for so much more, including searing, broiling, braising, sautéing, stir-frying, simmering, braising and baking. From pancakes for breakfast and grilled cheese sandwiches for lunch to stuffed pork chops for dinner and skillet cookies for dessert , there's nothing this pan can't do! Includes more than 85 full-page photographs . Chapters include: Breakfast & Brunch, Appetizers & Snacks, Poultry, Meat, Seafood, Vegetarian Entrées, Vegetables & Sides, and Desserts Hardcover, 192 pages.