The Blacksmith's Journal

Field Journal No. 1: Richards Regenerative
Field Journal No. 1: Richards Regenerative
Earlier this spring, the three of us flew up to Grass Valley to spend a few days with the Richards family at Richards Regenerative, a ranch that's been raising cattle... Read more...
Why Chefs Reach for Carbon Steel
Why Chefs Reach for Carbon Steel
Look at the burners in a busy kitchen and you'll spot them: dark, well-worn steel pans that have clearly cooked ten thousand meals and expect ten thousand more. Carbon steel... Read more...
Carbon Steel Pan Seasoning & Care Guide
Carbon Steel Pan Seasoning & Care Guide
From the Forge Carbon Steel PanSeasoning & Care Guide ✦ Seasoning is oil baked into steel. Cook with it and it only gets better. Santa Barbara Forge · The Blacksmith's... Read more...
Same Anvil Since 1916: The Story of Santa Barbara Forge
Same Anvil Since 1916: The Story of Santa Barbara Forge
There's an anvil in our shop that went to work in 1916. It belonged to the Craviotto brothers, and it was already old when I was born. We still forge... Read more...