Rip's Chili Recipe

[Mark Rippetoe]

Rip’s Chili Recipe

[k_kws]

I've got a bigass cast iron dutch oven that I want to use for this, but I've never let anything sit overnight in it. I'm concerned about condensation then rust. Any experience with that?
Otherwise I could use my smaller cast iron enamel one.

[Mark Rippetoe]

I used enameled cast iron for this reason.

[Justin Smale]

I've got a bigass cast iron dutch oven that I want to use for this, but I've never let anything sit overnight in it. I'm concerned about condensation then rust. Any experience with that?
Otherwise I could use my smaller cast iron enamel one.

It depends how seasoned your cast iron is. With the absence of tomatoes or other acidic foods here (onion not withstanding) it shouldn't strip the seasoning TOO bad. But it's not going to rust overnight from the condensation, and even if it did, rust isn't poisonous and you'll be getting a bit of iron from the pan/pot into your chili anyway. Just re-season it after each time you cook something like this in it.

[Mark Rippetoe]

All true, if you used enough grease in the chili.

[Clyde Copeland]

Thanks Rip. I’ve been using Brent Carter’s recipe from the YouTube video a few years back so I’ll have to give yours a try now.

[Erok]

I've made this recipe many, many times since I first learned about it from a previous thread posting. It never fails. Once, I even confused baking soda for corn starch, and the chili still came out perfect.

[wiigelec]

Chili dogs ok?

[Mark Rippetoe]

Sure. Cheeseburgers are okay too. Why?

[wiigelec]

Just exploring the complexities of your persona that’s all.

Never had a chili cheeseburger have to give that a try...