Originally Posted By: Salmo g.
That Finex looks really nice Nick. But I looked at the specs, and I'm thinking that they might be just too damn heavy, not now, but within the foreseeable future for my wife and me. Sure do love seasoned cast iron tho.

Avid-Acid,

15 gallons? What the heck do you cook that up in? An old gas drum? I do love good marinara tho. Seems like the longer it simmers, the better it gets.
Hahah I was slightly exaggerating. May this should be in the recipe vault but...

I take a cast iron creuset(Nick you will love cooking in yours,mine is a Martha Stewart one and it rocks)

So I browned like 5 italian sausages in the skillet with a little light olive oil,in batches,I have to keep the heat a little lower on my stove,and remove the sausage to a plate.
Then I brown some pancetta,not sure how much,enough,don't overcook,just brown,remove that,add another tbsp of olive oil and toss in a diced onion.
Get that going a bit,toss in 2 or 3(3) cloves of garlic,and just get that going a bit,then I deglaze all that goodness with a cup of good chianti red wine,less depending how much sauce.
Once all those crispy bits are up off the pot I start adding my sauce,I used 2 of those jars of the costco marinara,and added 2 cans of tomato sauce ,contadina,whatever,just sauce,and a little of that Cento italian tomato paste in a tube. I eyeball everything. Just,not too much.
I toss in a bay leaf,some basil(dried)and a shake of red pepper flakes,a little italian seasoning,add all the browned pancetta and sausage,and some cracked pepper. I usually shake a teaspoon or so of sugar to knock the acidity down a notch.
I get that all boiling and drop the heat and let it blip blip blip for a couple hours,stirring so it doesn't burn or stick.
Thats it. I froze a buttload of it. I have a bunch of good pecorino romano to grate over it. Nom Nom.