Category Archives: Cast Iron Cookware

Chahan recipe – Japanese fried rice

Chef's Armoury chahan

On New Year’s day we decided to christen our new cast iron Naked Pan Wok with a batch of Chahan. Now there are no hard and fast rules when choosing ingredients for Japanese fried rice but here are a few tricks.

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Japanese Tapas Recipe: Meatballs

japanese meatballs

Meatballs are one of those comfort foods that go exceptionally well with beer and wine.

Here’s a slight twist on the traditional meatball recipe.

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Oigen Pan Recipe: Teriyaki Fish

teriyaki fish

This Chef’s Armoury recipe works with fish, chicken, wagyu and pork.
Today we use some freshly caught snapper fillets.

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Tarte Tatin Recipe: Fig

tarte tatin recipe

We love tarte tatin … for morning, afternoon and evening.

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Tapas Recipe: Garlic Prawns

garlic prawns recipe

There are as many tapas recipes for garlic prawns as there are days in the year. Here’s one of our favourites …

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Tapas Recipe – Sausage and Polenta

Tapas, oigen, cast iron cookware

We’re pretty excited about our new handmade cast iron tapas pan from Oigen and to celebrate we’ll be sharing a collection of tapas recipes perfect for your next dinner party. First up is a seriously tasty sausage and polenta dish that is really only an excuse to chug down a bottle of Rose or two.

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Oigen & Naked Pan launch in Australia

On Wednesday 19th October 2011 Chef’s Armoury hosted the official launch of Oigen and Naked Pan cast iron cookware at the Electrolux Showcase, Sydney.

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Cast Iron Cooking in the Commercial Kitchen

Chef Ito, L'aureole restaurant, Iwate

Everything Old is New Again – Cast Iron Cooking

Today’s chef has an ever increasing arsenal of kitchen gadgetry.

Combi ovens, sous vide – water baths, the pacojet, gastrovac, liquid nitrogen and ultrasonic stirrers that make stunning food with push button precision while offering a wow factor not achievable in the domestic kitchen. With all of this ingenuity why are cutting edge chefs turning back to cast iron cookware as way of setting themselves apart from the crowd?

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