Gifts for the Ranch Cook
Cast iron, campfire coffee and a cowboy cookbook: gifts for the cook who feeds a crew, a family or a campfire full of friends.
By the Ranch House Finds editors
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A ranch cook feeds people who've worked hard all day. The gifts that suit them are the ones that earn a permanent spot by the stove: cast iron, enamel and a cookbook with some dust on its boots.
A cookbook with stories
Kent Rollins cooks off a chuckwagon, and his first book mixes ranch recipes with tales from the trail. It's as good to read as it is to cook from.
Cast iron, in a few shapes
A 12-inch Lodge pan with two handles goes from the stove to the oven to the campfire.
For cornbread, a wedge pan gives every slice its own crisp edge.
For stews and beans over coals, a camp Dutch oven is the classic.
Coffee before daylight
An enamel percolator makes coffee on the stove at home or on the grate at camp, and it looks the part either way.
The thing every cast iron cook wants
A chainmail scrubber cleans cast iron without soap or scraping off the seasoning. It's small and gets used every day.
