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[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 62 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That wall looks like wood.

;)

[–] uhmbah@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 year ago
[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Good wood, too, if it can support that weight.

[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

”She showed me her room,
wall of cast iron pans,
like 40 of them.”

[–] litchralee@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Whoa, I was not aware Lodge did such intricate engraving work in Canada's honor. They almost look like the designs on coins.

I can't wait for Lodge to also produce one skillet design for each US State haha. It appeals to both cast iron users, and numismatists. A strange Venn Diagram, no doubt.

[–] uhmbah@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] litchralee@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The very first state I looked for was California, because it would presumably be a large and complex. And it is. But then I scrolled down by one state and saw Colorado. That's just disappointing lol

All the rectilinear US states make boring skillets, although credit where it's due, the photos suggest that those skillets are properly accounting for how lines of latitude curve with the Earth. Meaning that the Colorado skillet's top and bottom sides might actually be curves rather than straight lines. Very interesting. I enjoyed this haha

[–] zkfcfbzr@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

The amazing thing is they still charge $700 if you want to buy that Colorado. Even Rhode Island is $150...

[–] Amputret@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I’m so disappointed with the placement of the Florida pan’s handle.

[–] Wolf314159@startrek.website 7 points 1 year ago

If they weren't going to make a panhandle out of the panhandle, they could have at least put it down at the bottom angling from Biscayne Bay down to Key West.

[–] uhmbah@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My main pan. I can no longer find it for sale. If I'd known, I would have purchased a second one.

[–] litchralee@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Was there a picture that was meant with this comment? I don't seem to be able to find which pan you're referring to.

[–] uhmbah@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I was responding to your comment about the pan with the maple leaf...

[–] litchralee@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

Ah, I see. I didn't know if it was that one, or the one with the loon + maple leaf, in the top-right.

[–] Mannimarco@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Very nice, one day I will have something like this

[–] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

🎵 One of these things is not like the other 🎵

(I'm only slightly jealous)

[–] subignition@fedia.io 2 points 1 year ago

Unlocked Cauldron Level 4

[–] blindbunny@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The black spatula is a nice touch

[–] uhmbah@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's plastic and to ensure that family members use that instead of metal spatulas on my electric griddle, top left. LOL

[–] blindbunny@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I like my silicone ones more. Would that work on an electric griddle? If so, you might want to switch. Might not go as well with the aesthetic though.

[–] uhmbah@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Hmm, I think switching to silicone is a no brainer. Thanks!

OXO makes a black silicone "pancake turner" :^)

[–] blindbunny@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Out of cast iron?! Now I want that.

Edit: I'm high! Yes silicon all mine are colorful. I haven't seen black silicone before. No aesthetic lost 🍲

[–] Strawberry@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 year ago

Damn that article's title and headline are so misleading considering the article is about the researchers' correction.

[–] anti_antidote@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I thought this was old news that we debunked recently? I'm confused

[–] blindbunny@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

It's just not as bad as initially thought

[–] Texas_Hangover@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is the bear-trap looking thing for waffles?

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why so many pans of similar size?

[–] uhmbah@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The two on the left, upper row 10"/lower row 6", are of this style:

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Oh cool. Is the left one for bacon, to keep it out of the grease? We have 2 10", one 12", a 12" carbon steel pan, and an enameled dutch oven. That pretty much covers all of our needs. I'd still like to get a carbon wok though. Oh, and my wife has one of those flat ones like on the right side of your picture, but I never use it, and I don't think she does either.

[–] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Sorry for the necropost, but I have a similar electric griddle and I can't keep it looking this nice. The oil or butter burns onto it in the pattern of the heating elements, and no amount of scrubbing has worked. I haven't tried a paint scraper but that's my next step.

Any tips?

[–] uhmbah@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

No tips. It looks like this because it's fairly new. It will soon look like yours or the one i replaced. It's just the nature of these.

[–] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago

Makes sense. Thanks, chum!

[–] SpiceDealer@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Bookmarking for inspiration. This is definitely going to be a future project.