New Zealand Family Receives US ARMY AWARD and TEXAS Cast Iron plus more! Mail Time Episode 2 

No its Not! Last forever too!

For sure

I have the $20 cheap cast iron pan. This is the $350 premium cast iron set. The key difference is the level of finishing. This Field skillet is far far far smoother than what I've got. It's our custom to give the big heavy pans to our children who often cherish them.

I have a lot of old cast iron pans me and my granddad restore them

Just make sure you don’t wash that cast iron pan just oil it and wipe it out

Flour Children, now!

Just to mention the author of the cowboy cookery book, Kent Rollins, has a very informative and family friendly RU-vid channel. Give him a look, you'll love it!

@@Whoozerdaddy he's an American treasure.

@@darthvader5532 Indeed he is. I love old Kent and The Beag!

@@Whoozerdaddy yes I would love to see them react to his dishes then try to cook his dishes since they do have a cast iron skillet now lol

CIB...only from someone who's named soup sandwich...love it...lol

RLTW

Also that US Flag patch is designed to be warn on the right arm.

@@Torthak and it looks backward because we're always moving forward rather than in retreat. 👍

Right?! That was the best one ^_^

That was a very nice Gift

It looks great!

Well done, _very_ well done! 👍 🤜🤛 🌟 👏

Fantastic gift, Edward! It turned out great! Very smart to reach out to a company in Taupo for that too. :)

Awesome gift!

I agree! I love watching their love for our country when everyone here speaks so bad about it. :(

@@kateammon4532 especially in our current situation 😪

@@joshuaclark2970 Yes, hopefully it won't be like this for too long.

If kept correctly

Amen! Thank you for your work. Just one more channel that I love. You help me remember what we used to stand for.

I was in the U.S. Army as an 11B infantry soldier that got deployed for Operation Just Cause. We got them for going after Emanual Noriega! I was one of the men deployed to downtown Panama city Panama when the "PDF" or Panamanian Detection Force started shooting at us.

@@johnsheridan3729 Thank you for your service!

Thank you for service.

I'm so amazed at how this New Zealand family is teaching me about my own nationsl history and military. Amazed and grateful.

hey George, I was in the Big Red One stationed in Germany, just to clarify, the CIB is a Badge, not an award, if a Infantryman was in combat, then he receives the Combat Infantryman's Badge

_Excellent_ idea! 👍

What an excellent idea! Put it up in the background and put a sticker on the state!

You are correct. When taken care of cast iron skillets are the best thing to cook with and will last generations. They also get better the more they are used.

And everything tastes better cooked in a cast iron skillet!! I even bake bread in mine, minus the lid. And cast iron is expensive. But so worth the money. Hope you enjoy it.

My mom loved hers…..she got rich off the life insurance…………I sure miss dad. Jk jk

No doubt. Love em!!!

They fry up the best fried chicken!! Y’all should try it!

Combat Infantry Badge, which each star means an additional war of participation or region. Unlike the Battle Service Star inlets of ribbons of an area of combat, i.e. Southwest Asia Service Medal, with up to as many as you had deployed to the region during battle campaigns. Bronze battle star means one campaign and silver battle star means 5.

Or they haven’t. I know of a lot of guys that were awarded CIB for indirect or some stuff that went on 10 miles away. A distinguished and sacred award nonetheless it just means a hell of a lot more to those who were in firefights directly engaging than to those pulling security in a tower and had indirect a mile away

When in November (beginning or end) did you send it? I want to send something I'm just trying to figure out how long it will take to get there.

That was very nice of you Kathy !

The flour had allergies from the dry plane air & unfortunately sneezed everywhere!! lol ;) At least the box made it mostly intact!!! I just assume things are going to be tossed around, dropped and banged up (and I'm sure some of them get the "punched & kicked" treatment from our unhappy delivery people!!) so I try to send things double bagged in grocery bags or baggies and taped up lids etc... as well as wrapping things a few extra times for packing protection. Also if the box is not super packed I add extra packing foam/plastic bags etc, to try to keep the box from getting crushed so easily!! It does add a bit extra on the cost though, but most of my boxes have made it in better condition since I started assuming they will be treated like a ball on a kids playground!! Hope everyone else that sends things can get them safely to wherever they are going!! :) Good luck!!!

Better late than never

@@theresawolski3255 Her box probably got there late because it was right before the holidays, so many people want to send mail and packages early to get to someone’s house before Christmas but since they live in New Zealand, it really was delayed! Lol

She is a sweet young lady!

It's a stark difference from our kids here. It was very refreshing to see this.

Sucks trump wants to get rid of shaking my head

The truth is basically everyone here loves America. You are creating an unrealistic standard though and wanting people to meet it. We love america while also being actively critical of the parts we believe need to improve to make it a STRONGER and BETTER country in the future. You can feel both ways about America - love it while also wanting to improve it and NOT be complacent. With all that being said, a note I will add to the family is that the flag patch you see is backwards and it is that way for a specific reason. If im not mistaken that one would go on a person’s LEFT shoulder so that the flag is “facing” forward- the direction they are moving. I can’t remember more specific details but that is the reason why. The flag never faces backwards for our military which is a small detail but a cool little bit to know. Glad I found your channel because it’s been a lot of fun to see your kindness and open-mindedness towards our country. Thank you!

Exactly I think that’s why I love watching them so much. Just a family enjoying and experiencing new things together. Wholesome lol

@@thornie123 I totally agree . Very pleasant family .

YES, YES, YES!!!!

How exactly does that work? Iron is iron. The only way they'd be lighter is if they're thinner. If they are, I imagine care of and cooking times using it would differ from other cast iron. Unless the weight difference is all in the handle?

@@Wiley_Coyote It’s thinner. My 10 inch weighs probably less than 5 lbs.

Yupp..good stuff

To add to what was said before, cast iron that is properly taken care of will develop a natural non-stick surface over time. Don’t wash in soapy water, and don’t go from hot to cold instantly, as the pan might crack. That’s a Lodge pan, the best they make. I am 66, but still using my great grandmothers skillet.

Thank you so much for your service - and your sacrifices. I'm glad the VA is taking care of you, it seems too many of our veterans don't get the care they need and deserve.

Thank you for your service.

Thank you for your service. Glad to hear you are having great care from the VA. My first assignment was to Japan but my orders read Vietnam. My mother was crying up until I called her from Japan. Best of luck to you in the future please stay in good health.

@@tompetty5482 Thank you Tom. I'm in pretty good shape for the shape I'm in. Way I figure, any day that I wake up above ground is a good day to be treasured. All my Best....

@@nopenottalib4366 Thank you for your support. The VA is making great strides but it still depends on the hospital that you are near. Some are better than others. All my best to you. Stay smiling when you can, when you can't seek out folks that can.

I laughed at Sam when he said he was from Middle Earth. So funny. I hope that Atlanta uses her personalized logo flag as a backdrop in her Atlanta's Kitchen videos. I think your pet puppy has the greatest name. Denzel truly reminds me of my son when he was Denzel 's age. I have actually caught myself calling Denzel by my son's name. I recently read that New Zealand is excluded from many world maps, as if you don't exist. Nothing could be further from the truth. I love all of your videos. When I was 13, I had a penpal in Great Britain. I looked forward to her irregular letters. But summer sports, mowing yards in the neighborhood, working in our quarter acre truck patch (vegetable garden), that caused us to lose interest. Your family's videos is my 2021-2022 equivalent of my penpal from yesteryear.

Amen !

Amen!

I am a proud Navy veteran married to a Navy veteran. Our daughter is in the Air Force and her husband was Love America and New Zealand and Australia 🌏.

I know! I saw that & was like oh! Duh! That would be a great gift! Things you never think of.

Of course! That makes a lot of sense now... It's like me trying to cook using milliliters and grams. Say what now? How many cups is that?

On a side note, when baking it's a good idea to measure your flour by weight instead of by cups/ounces as different grade of flours are more dense and can compact to be a different amount. Rice flour, baking flour, wheat flour, All-Purpose flours all have different densenesses. (is that a word?)

@@carissadallke1345 it's occurred to me so many times, since I've spent a month here or there in other countries. I even purchased collapsible cups, and another that is a single half cup, but you can slide the side of the cup so that it measures into traspoons. It will save a lot of time when she doesn't have to do conversions.

Thank You for your service both times Kevin. Which service did u like more?

I'm sorry to say that a 14Y is not qualified to receive the CIB. The CIB is only awarded to the Infantry (11B) and Special Forces officers in the grade of colonel or below. Army Enlisted soldiers and warrant officers with an infantry or Special Forces military occupational specialty. The CAB (Combat Action Badge) is awarded to non infantry types like MPs. I served from 07 to 2012. Deployed to Afghanistan and i have my CIB because I AM AN INFANTERYMAN.

@@melvinsmiley5295 TY for the TY As for the better depended on the unit my 1st platoon in the Corps hands down was the best out all my time regimental TOW plt 3rd marines out of Kbay Hawaii. I still have tons of friends from that unit I talk to to this day. (85-88) but I am and will be a Marine first last and always, Semper Fi

@@CrAsH0v3R_rIdE102 14 years Army 8 years USMC.

Texas forever haha

I didn't know the US had an Army back then,Thought it more like a bunch of farmers with pitch forks

@@fannybuster In the early months of the American Revolution, the first regular U.S. fighting force, the Continental Army, was organized by the Second Continental Congress on June 14, 1775. They were the beginning of the regular Army.

@@fannybuster It was till the time of the revolutionary war, it surprised a lot of countries when basically farmers and average workers knocked back the biggest empire (The British Empire) at the time using guerrilla tactics, the American revolution actually inspired the French to start their revolution and then The Age of Revolution had officially spread to Europe.

@DevilDog53 Yea and didn’t Spain send equipment too or no?

So true my mom uses one that’s been in our family since the 1800’s.

That's what I use for all of my cast iron too!

I ordered some a couple days ago.....should be receiving them any day now

I use Olive Oil to season my Cast Iron Skillets.

I am really old school…I use bacon drippings or vegetable shortening to season my cast iron. No one had access to much else than lard, drippings or vegetable shortening back in the day (especially where I grew up in Appalachia). I have cast iron pans that were my grandmothers and well over 100 years old. Once seasoned properly, nothing sticks to them. Avoid using soap on cast iron…if you use soap, you have to season the pan all over.

I agree, Kent us AWESOME. I highly recommend his RU-vid channel. Has a whole bunch of videos on how to take care of your cast iron abd a ton if recipes

Cowboy Kent is great!! Love his channel & books.

The best way to season that skillet is to cook with it! I love mine. I fry bacon

, eggs, bake biscuits in it ( just crisco, buttermilk , and self rising flour) see videos of Brenda Gantt)

@@susangarrette9683 I’m not sure why you’d think I care at all about any of that...??

@@nelsondodds2039 Jeez dude. You don’t have to be rude.

i've been using my grandmothers 12 in cast iron....i think it's over 100 years old. (I'm 72)...food doesn't stick, ever! Wonderful for pineapple upside down cake....best steaks ! will be your favorite pan for life!!! so happy for you! '

m.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-7tI-mR5qyds.html As he says just keep in mind never use soap again after initially cleaning the new skillet.

you can use soap on cast iron wont harm the pan. just wont have to near as much

@@bobbykaralfa You can use soap, but it ruins the seasoning and flavor.

My dad has been using the same cast iron skillet for cornbread since I was a baby. Makes the absolute best cornbread. That’s something else they need to try, buttermilk and hot water cornbread

Respect!

Marksmanship badge, my father's is with his medals including the Bronze Star, and Purple Heart among others.

your dad had that badge ? no he earned it and no he wasnt on the sands of normandy it was the beaches of normandy

@@robertcollett7115 Remember a lot of people don’t know military history the way that some of us do simple things like the sand and the beach should be let go sometimes. No offense brother

It’s not about semantics it’s about action.

Yes that was the case with my package :(

👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

I would recommend using an enamel coated cast-iron dutch oven for chillies or spaghetti sauces.

Love, the secret ingredient.

Love... it's really the secret ingredient to just about every wonderful thing in life, isn't it?

That is what makes a meal great.

That would be amazing! We want to branch out to different countries snacks and try them! 🥰

And if you don't take care of someone who knows what it is will ask you,for it, take it home, clean the rust off it and use it for the next hundred years.

I have a small cast iron pan which I love, and I can lift it easily!

Make sure to season the cast iron before you cook with it. Needs to be thoroughly oiled and baked first.

@@1otterlover Yep, I did. Have had it for about 10 years so well seasoned now.

So true

If the skillet ever does rust if you can raise it to a high enough temperature the rust will pop off of it you can scrub it once it cools and re-season it. That’s the beauty of cast-iron unless you heat it really hot and cool it really fast which will crack it it will last forever

Once you have cast iron cornbread you never turn back

If you ever are served something that is yellow with a little brown on top and a little brown on the bottom that is sweet, that is cake. Cornbread is made in a cast iron skillet. It is grate with butter or crumbled up in sweet milk. Down here in the south if we don't have something to chase our beans around with we are gonna die!. :) lol

Thank you sir, for caring enough for your fellow citizens to serve us in our military. God keep you healthy and safe.

if you see a service member with 1 star on there CIB then that person has seen ground combat in 2 wars/conflicts/era's. you will NOT see any serving member with a 2 star (3rd Award). Because the gap between the second (Korean War) and fourth (War on Terror) periods of eligibility is more than forty-eight years, longer than any likely career in infantry or special forces units, all known three-time recipients served in World War II and the Korean and Vietnam Wars.

Non Infantry MOS can be awarded the CIB but only if they are assigned to an Infantry or SF Eligibility requirements A soldier must meet the following requirements to be awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge: 1. Be an infantryman satisfactorily performing infantry duties 2. Assigned to an infantry unit during such time as the unit is engaged in active ground combat 3. Actively participate in such ground combat Lines 2-3 is the Rec for Non 11B MOS's to be Eligible

@@Torthak Excellent.

I'm surprised an Italian doesn't recognize polenta... 😂 Just kidding. Grits are basically polenta, slightly different. I like mine with butter and cheese.

i like mine with maple syrup

OR some awesome cast iron skillet corn bread...

I like my grits with fried fat back crumbled up in it. Also Grits, Girls Raised in the South.

I like my grits mixed with baked apples. 😋

Happy cookie day, Darth!

Why did you turn to the dark side

@@Juliang443 it matched my emotional interior decorating.

I remember saying & hearing “my one” up into my 20’s. Somewhere between 20 yrs, until early 30’s it evolved into “it’s mine”! (Between ‘77 thru ‘89).