Re: Got the biggest cast iron skillet I'd ever seen.
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03/27/21 05:55 AM
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I have a few of those I think 4 all together. I'll get you pics of them in action when I get home. Still waiting lol.
I wonder if tap dancers walk into a room, look at the floor, and think, I'd tap that. I wonder about things.....
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Re: Got the biggest cast iron skillet I'd ever seen.
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Be interesting to see a real value chart on these. Some of the asking prices make me scratch my head.
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Re: Got the biggest cast iron skillet I'd ever seen.
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Remember , it's not the size of your skillet , it's how ya cook with it Methinks your friends here on Tman will be having skillet envy. What does your lady friends think of the size of your skillet and how hot it is ? Obviously Jeff is overcompensating for somethin, IDK how else you'd read sign round here. Dang your a tool. I am just sharing...
I wonder if tap dancers walk into a room, look at the floor, and think, I'd tap that. I wonder about things.....
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Re: Got the biggest cast iron skillet I'd ever seen.
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Be interesting to see a real value chart on these. Some of the asking prices make me scratch my head. Some of the selling prices will make you scratch your head, too. Collector's of old cast iron cookware have been around for a long time but there's been a big jump onto that bandwagon in recent years and the increased demand has really driven up prices. Just like old traps, if you know what you're looking for you can "buy low and sell high" as many of the old CI cookware pieces will sell for hundreds of dollars, some for thousands - small details make the difference. There are a couple of books currently sold relating to cast iron collecting that help somewhat in sorting out the more valuable pieces from the more common ones, but the published values are way off in many cases to what today's market brings. Of those books, "The Book of Griswold & Wagner: Favorite Piqua, Sidney Hollow Ware, Wapak with Price Guide" is the most recent and referred to - known as "The Blue Book" by collectors.
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Re: Got the biggest cast iron skillet I'd ever seen.
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Re: Got the biggest cast iron skillet I'd ever seen.
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Be interesting to see a real value chart on these. Some of the asking prices make me scratch my head. Some of the selling prices will make you scratch your head, too. Collector's of old cast iron cookware have been around for a long time but there's been a big jump onto that bandwagon in recent years and the increased demand has really driven up prices. Just like old traps, if you know what you're looking for you can "buy low and sell high" as many of the old CI cookware pieces will sell for hundreds of dollars, some for thousands - small details make the difference. There are a couple of books currently sold relating to cast iron collecting that help somewhat in sorting out the more valuable pieces from the more common ones, but the published values are way off in many cases to what today's market brings. Of those books, "The Book of Griswold & Wagner: Favorite Piqua, Sidney Hollow Ware, Wapak with Price Guide" is the most recent and referred to - known as "The Blue Book" by collectors. Yes, I thought that prices would come down because the older folks that collect were dying off. I was wrong, the new crowd of yougins want them because it's "non toxic and better for the environment". Prices are crazy high.
I wonder if tap dancers walk into a room, look at the floor, and think, I'd tap that. I wonder about things.....
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Re: Got the biggest cast iron skillet I'd ever seen.
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03/27/21 08:26 AM
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I have a 14SK picked it up in South Pittsburgh TN about decade ago
use it all the time , nice size , made Stroganopf in it last night , just big enough to make dinner for 5 with a few left overs
wish they made bigger
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Re: Got the biggest cast iron skillet I'd ever seen.
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I have a 14SK picked it up in South Pittsburgh TN about decade ago
use it all the time , nice size , made Stroganopf in it last night , just big enough to make dinner for 5 with a few left overs
wish they made bigger There are bigger skillets out there. Lodge made a two-handled 17" skillet up til a few years ago that can be bought reasonable and Griswold made a 20" hotel skillet way back in the day - one of those will sell for upwards of $500 these days. The cover/lid they made for it sells for double that. There are a few other #16 and #20 skillets that were made but those are also very hard to find. You might keep an eye out for an oval fish fryer - very handy as a large skillet and relatively common. There's a shallow version and a deep version to those pieces - covers/lids, too.
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Re: Got the biggest cast iron skillet I'd ever seen.
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That would make one big pancake! Nice. Not many cook with cast iron anymore.
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Re: Got the biggest cast iron skillet I'd ever seen.
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Man, I looked at the photo and thought "Heck, I have the twin to that thing". Got to reading the measurements and etc. and decided to go get the tape and pull mine outa the oven to see......Not even close! My whopper pan is only 12 1/2 inches across. That one I have is huge, but all those shown above are huger! Mine is still heavy enough I honestly don't think my Bride could have used mine, at least not as a weapon......on me.
Great find Catch 22!
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Re: Got the biggest cast iron skillet I'd ever seen.
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Man, I looked at the photo and thought "Heck, I have the twin to that thing". Got to reading the measurements and etc. and decided to go get the tape and pull mine outa the oven to see......Not even close! My whopper pan is only 12 1/2 inches across. That one I have is huge, but all those shown above are huger! Mine is still heavy enough I honestly don't think my Bride could have used mine, at least not as a weapon......on me.
Great find Catch 22! Lol. I just measured mine and it's 15 1/4" across. 16 1/2" across the pour spouts.
I wonder if tap dancers walk into a room, look at the floor, and think, I'd tap that. I wonder about things.....
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