Unlike many of the cookbooks I receive, this one has recipes I find interesting even when I'm not hungry. Not every recipe, of course, but more than I was expecting.

Cast iron is the best cook pot material and is experiencing a revival. We have seen a slew of cast iron cookbooks in recent years. Jackie Freeman presents a series of recipes that are cooked in an iron skillet and take advantage of the properties of the ironware: slow heating, ability to get very hot, and stovetop to oven. The recipes are all presented for the skillet, but there are a few that merely sub a skillet for a cake pan or cookie sheet. There are stews which should be done in saucepans. But if somehow, oddly, all you own is a cast iron skillet then here you are.

There are several baked strata recipes with interesting flavor combos. Again though, the skillet is only replacing a cassarole dish. For people wanting new tastes there is a celeriac recipe with fish, and Ms Freeman seems to use bulb fennel more than I do. She brazenly breaks the no cheese with fish rule.

I'm not at all convinced that Paella-flavored orzo is a real thing, and her recipes for red and green Thai curries are ridiculous. Just adding curry paste to any old rice dish doesn't make it Thai.

There is no denying that only one pan is used, but several recipes have us cook dish #1 and hold it in a bowl while we make dish #2 in the same skillet, and then combine to serve.

Ms Freeman's style is a bit chatty for my taste but her info is sound. If you read it you will probably get some new ideas. It, coupled with a new skillet, would be a nice wedding or shower gift or to launch a recent graduate.

No kitchen is complete without a cast iron skillet, it's even better if you have inherited a well loved skillet from your family. But not all recipes were meant for this iconic cooking vessel. I have cooked many of the recipes from this book and found them all easy to follow and the results were excellent. Let these recipes start your cast iron journey while your skills develop and your imagination gives you so many more ideas. This cookbook has earned a place of honor in my kitchen library.

I was interested in a book that said I could cook everything in one Skillet. I have a cast iron skillet but have never used it beyond scrambling eggs. I picked several recipes to try and was pleasantly surprised at how easy it was to follow the directions. I enjoyed the meals so much that I bought my mother a copy of this cookbook. It gets a 4/5 for me.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of Cast Iron Skillet One-Pan Meals by Jackie Freeman. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Thanks to NetGalley and Sasquatch Books for this ARC.

I love my cast iron pans and use them daily to cook my family meals. The cookbook shows cooks wonderful recipes and how to use cast iron pans properly. There are many rules to cooking with cast iron, most of them have to do with cleaning the pan. The recipes were truly delightful and I will be sharing with my family and friends.

This is terrific. There is something for everyone in this modern one-pan cast iron cookbook. There are plenty of interesting meatless mains, seafood, chicken, and meat - all complete meals cooked in a cast iron skillet.

Super yummy meals and really easy! Great for inspiration so would definitely recommend to all my friends!

This book caught my eye because I LOVE one-pan meals and we have cast iron pans that need to be used.

It contains great information about caring for cast iron pans and how to use the pans in different cooking scenarios. In fact, I took notes so I could remember all the information. It also has some great dinner recipes. I found several that I want to try in the next few weeks.

This book would also make a great holiday gift!

Thank you to NetGalley and Sasquatch Books for the ARC in exchange for my honest review!

Thank you Sasquatch Books and Netgalley for this advanced copy.

I was very excited to recieve this as we are a huge cast-iron household, and a one-pan meal is even better. I loved the detailed care tips for keeping my cast-iron at its best.

There is a fantastic assortment of recipes and I found that many recipes can have some of the ingredients switched out to suit your liking. I made the orzo with asparagus, peas and parmesan and stir-fried teriyaki beef with broccoli and absolutely loved them, I'm looking forward to trying some more recipes.

Cast Iron Skillet One-Pan Meals is a specialized cooking guide with recipes for cast iron one-pan meals by Jackie Freeman. Released 1st Nov 2022 from Sasquatch Books, it's 208 pages and is available in paperback and ebook formats.

I love my cast iron ware. Some I've inherited from my family members (who inherited from earlier generations - my dutch oven has been in near constant use for more than a century), some I've bought at flea markets and estate sales. Cast iron is tough, useful, healthy, easy to care for, and incredibly durable. I love the connection and gravitas that utility items in constant use for decades develop - they have (literal and figurative) heft.

This book begins with an introduction and short care and maintenance guide for cast iron cookware, and iron's suitability as a material with regard to durability. There's a good tutorial on conditioning and caring for the cookware. These pages fill out ~8% of the total content.

The recipes are arranged by category: meatless, fish & seafood, poultry, beef, and pork. I really appreciated the inclusion of plant based dishes. These are -hearty- main dishes which are tasty and varied enough to get non-vegetarians to the table without complaining.

The recipes are given with imperial (American) measurements. Recipe ingredients will be easily found at any average well stocked American grocery store. Some very few ingredients might require a trip to an international grocer or healthfood store. Nutritional info is not included. Cooking directions are straightforward and easy to follow.

There are a wide variety of cuisines represented here, from variations on paella to kimchi and all destinations between. There are enough recipes to keep even the most ardent cooks going for quite a while. Most of the recipes (circa 75% by my very rough count) contain one or more photos. Serving suggestions are attractive and appropriate. Graphically it's a very appealing book.

Four and a half stars. Really well done. Highly recommended for public library acquisition, home use, and definitely for gift giving. Lovely gift suggestion (bundled with a reconditioned cast iron skillet in a generous size for a family member leaving the nest?).

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.

Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book.

Jackie Freeman's Cast Iron Skillet One-Pan Meals is a nice book for those who might be intimidated by their cast iron and are looking for recipes to help them use it mote often. It includes helpful tips for cleaning and properly taking care of your pan. The pictures were nice and the recipes were decent as well. My only knock is that most of these could be cooked in another pan - or even in the oven - and turn out just fine. I understand it's for using your cast iron, but was expecting something more recipe wise.

All in one pan.

This is a great cookbook to have on hand. Of course, you must have a cast iron pan and I recommend reading this book before getting a cast iron pan so you don't mess it up before you even use (like I might have done ages ago). Great tips on how to care and clean your cast iron pan and then on to the recipes. Well laid out with plenty of photos (usually over head shots) and generally easy to make meals, all in one pan, a cast iron pan. No desserts, because the title says it all, meals in one pan. Very handy to have on hand with our busy lives. Some pretty creative recipes and riffs on the familiar.
Recommend.

Thank you NetGalley, Jackie Freeman and Sasquatch Books for the ARC of
Cast Iron Skillet One-Pan Meals. This is my personal review.
I love cookbooks and this is going to be in my collection to use over and over.
I grew up watching my mom use her cast iron pan. This cookbook expands my recipes to use in my own cast iron pan.
I know for sure that this is a cookbook that cast iron users enjoy using. The author did a magnificent job of teaching the way to use cast iron. It has everything in it from using to how to care for the pans.
The cookbook is filled with one pan recipes, and I am going to make many of them for my family.
This cookbook and a cast iron pan together will make a fabulous holiday gift for any cook on your list.

I'm always on the look-out for one-pan meals, as a way of saving time and having to do less washing-up! Unfortunately I don't have a cast iron pan at the moment, but am definitely hoping to get one in the future, and this book contains lots of good advice about how to look after it. There is a good selection of recipes and I think most of them could be adapted to work in a non-cast-iron pan, so I look forward to trying them out.

There were some great mints on cast iron care, as a cast iron pizza steel owner, these will come in handy. There weren’t a lot of recipes I would normally eat, but I’m inspired to try some out, I can’t wait to experiment in my kitchen.
I received a copy via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.

So I have a cast iron pan that I have mistreated (used the dreaded soap to clean it *GASP* and not seasoned it properly). This book has completely inspired me to give it another go. Love the instructions that are clearly labeled with headings clearly labeled to make this a keeper book to keep on my shelf as a resource. The recipes look AMAZING and easy and yet inspiring and new. Thanks to Sasquatch Books for the advanced copy!!

The recipes do not require a lot of ingredients which makes them easy. My main critque is that the e-book is poorly formatted. I do not reccomend sending it to kindle and on the Netgalley ebook it is just a constant scroll down. You do not swipe to turn pages. It is important for an e-book to be proper formatted.

As a moderate newbie to cast iron cooking I found this cookbook a handy guide caring for my pan, and a new go-to for recipes to try out in it. The recipes are easy enough to not be intimidating but interesting enough to get excited about. A lot of them are fun easy takes on classic dishes. Cast iron can be intimidating for new users so having easy recipes with easy to find ingredients will help get people making more use of their skillet!

As a vegetarian there were a lot in the meat sections that could easily be modified, which isn’t always the case.

3.5 stars
The book starts with info on cast iron and the author's guide for cooking with and cleaning it. She also covers the different cooking techniques that can be accomplished in the pans. This is a great section with lots more info than I've seen from other sources.
Recipe chapters are Veggie and Egg, Seafood, Poultry, Beef, and Pork (but with cute names). I like that these are one-pan meals. I struggle though because they don't seem to be meals that require a cast iron skillet - I think many of them could be made in a standard skillet to the same results. The flavor profiles are varied, and there is a color photo of almost all of the finished dishes. Some of the recipes do have quite a few ingredients or things that aren't typical items for a home cook to have on hand.
Overall, good cast iron info, but recipes don't seem cast iron specific and are meat-centric.

Cast Iron Skillet One-Pan Meals
Jackie Freeman
Author Jackie Freeman begins by explaining how to care for our cast iron cookware. I have several pieces of cast iron cookware and love them all. However, you do not want to use them on a flat top stove. We usually think of skillets when we think of cast iron. Cast Iron isn’t as pretty as other pans, but it is a great way to cook. There are several rules for cooking with cast iron, most of them have to do with cleaning the pan. “Never put your cast iron in the dishwasher…Never use soap on your cast iron…Use wooden or plastic utensils…Let your skillet cool before tossing it in the sink…Allow your cast iron to breath when storing.” A cast iron pan needs to be seasoned. “Most cast iron skillets/pans are preseasoned at the factory. The more you use your pan, the more you will lose the nonstick surface. Occasionally you may need to reseason your pan.” “Cast iron is naturally nonstick.” There are many uses for cast iron; “I liked the idea of using it for a panini press. You place your sandwich to be pressed in a larger skillet, then place a smaller skillet on top.”
Author Jackie Freeman has included numerous recipes. I’ve only had time to try a few and they were delicious. Good Ol’ Beef Pot Pie was a real winner as was the Pork Chops with Cashew-Lime Rice. I intend to try many more. This book has an excellent index. The photographs complement this book. In the index the page numbers that are in italic refer to the photographs.

Cast Iron Skillet One Pan Meals has 75 family friendly recipes to make in your cast iron. The book has such mouthwatering recipes i already made a couple of them. There is also a section on how to care for your cast iron pans which was very helpful. Thank you NetGalley and Sasquatch Books for my ARC. The cookbook is due out November 1, 2022