Staub - Cast Iron made in France

STAUB gathers people around good food in the kitchen and at the table. Each of their heirloom pieces comes with a story. Born in Alsace, a French region known for its craftsmanship and cuisine, their  cast iron cookware bring a taste of authenticity to every meal. Just look for the STAUB seal on every product. The name is a promise to you that you’re cooking with the best of France…wherever your kitchen may be.

Foodies, amateur chefs, tour guests : we can visit Staub on a "Wine tour" or "Wine and Villages tour" when we are near Turckheim.

Checkout a recent Facebook post with a Staub video here.

Cast iron stoves and wood burning

Wood burning has gotten a bad reputation in Holland, because of pollution and "fine dust". Here where I live in France, it is what you do to stay warm and cook in winter though. And if there is one thing I have learned over the years, is that you should not fight nature but comply with it. 

Forests everywhere, wood everywhere.....This is what people have been doing here for centuries. Dry wood....right size..right temperature. .

Only heating my radiators with fuel costs me a fortune and the big space in the farm still stays chilly. Warming up the cast iron in the Rayburn woodstove in the kitchen and in the chimney of the big fire place in the main room gives a nice warmth that stays for 16-24 hours without adding new wood. That means you normally pick up in the morning where you have left in the evening. And it stays comfy. Of course we also roast and bbq in the big fire place.