When I die
Hallelujah by and by
I’ll fly away

Good morning y’all. Stay hydrated this weekend, it’s a hot one up and down the East Coast.

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One of the most important lessons I learned as a kid was how to use a pocketknife. When I was 8 years old, we were carving soap at Cub Scouts one Tuesday night with Swiss Army Knives. I didn’t have my own, so my Scout Leader (also neighbor and secondary father figure) let me use his real pocketknife. He just gave me one simple instruction: “Matthew – Do not cut towards yourself. Always cut away from the body.” Twenty minutes later I sliced a gash so deep in my thumb that the scar remains to this day.

Using tools appropriately is important, so consider this your lesson on cast iron heat management. Reference the table below, and be better with cast iron skillets than I am with pocketknives.

Commandment #11 – Learn the stages of cast iron heat.

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Y’all be good. – Hendo