Originally published at: Watch some amazing cast iron cookery | Boing Boing
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Looks like a NY strip to me.
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Oh, I wish I knew about this 30 years ago when we did a lot of camping and also owned a chainsaw! Looks like more fun than cooking in a cast-iron pan on a Coleman stove (which really wasn’t much fun at all.)
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It’s a centuries-old technique called a “Swedish torch” or a “Swedish fire log.” They will burn for a very long time, which is kind of cool. But without a chainsaw they’re very difficult to make.
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Wouldn’t it be annoying that the steak is cooled down after cooking the potatoes? The egg only takes a couple seconds but the potatoes probably took at least 15 minutes.
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Looked good until he put runny eggs all over it 
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Thinking same thing - you would want 2 logs and pans!
Also - now I am hungry… and all I have is Marie Callenders…
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Came here to post kind of that. I’ve always known it as a Canadian Candle. Work really well!
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Sweet. Now I want dinner early.
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And agreed, subbing out the taters for some spinach or mushrooms or both would bring it over the top!
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I hope he knows how to clean and season that cast iron pan properly using the only correct method
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Bi-annual trips to the poles to expose it to 24 hours of continuous sunlight?
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Stupid question.
Should there be sound with this video?
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The potatoes looked like they’d been cooked (boiled or steamed) before going into the pan - I suspect that was as much to cook the garlic and get the potatoes to soak up any pan juices/fat.
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Nope. Feel free to add your own sound effects.
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You had me at meat, chainsaw black rubber gloves!
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Brazilian here. That steak looks amazing, but it is definitely not picanha.
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I’m guessing parboiled first. They only take a few minutes to get a little char and infuse some oil after that.
I see your wicked plan and I’m not falling for it.
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I’ve got some images of Swedish torches over in the Making… thread.
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