My Beloved Cast Iron Pan

by steph on July 1, 2008 · 2 comments

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Michael Ruhlman made a post about cast iron pans today, and after reading it, I feel like I should extol the virtues of my own heavy black workhorse. My cast iron pan has been abused (by me, in my less-savvy days) and then reincarnated for a second chance at life. Over the past seven years this pan has made pancakes, soup, potatoes, agedashi tofu, fried chicken, ice cream base, and probably anything else you can think of. It’s a little battered despite its young age, but I love it just the same.

Do you have a cast iron pan kicking around your kitchen? How old is it? What’s its story?

Cast Iron Skillet
(Photo credit: Evilrob at Flickr)

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1 Rick Mansfield July 3, 2008 at 8:54 pm

I’ve created a link to this article in the most recent “Cast Iron Around the Web” at http://www.cookingincastiron.com

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2 Jenny July 21, 2008 at 9:17 am

My gradma has had a cast iron pan for ever!

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