My old gated pan: the good news & the bad news

[Abby Heller]

Here is the good news:

[Abby Heller]

And here's the bad news:

[Wes Auman]

Still gonna cook like nobody's business!

[Abby Heller]

It's safe to use then I guess? I hoped so, but wasn't sure.

[Roger Barfield]

Oh yeah, it's safe to use.  It just has a lot of "character". ;)

[Michael Carson]

The inside cooking surface looks awesome. Probably be one of your best cooking skillets. Thanks for sharing.
May God bless us all,
Mike

[Frank Burkhead]

That's still a real beauty! Should cook like nothing available today. That's a keeper!

[Abby Heller]

I had really low expectations when I found it because it looked so bad. It was at an estate sale. Not in the house with all the nice stuff, but in the garage with all the cheap "junk". It was a satisfying project. I'm moving on up. Granted I'm still new, I haven't found anything that would impress a collector, but at least I'm to the point of giving away all my newer Lodge. My friends are calling me a geek now, but they sure appreciate the hand me downs.

[Rebecca McCartney]

I still have some new Lodge.  Once in awhile I need the deep skillet and it gets to see the light of day.  Also my larger camp oven is new lodge. There are certainly times I'd rather use one I can replace. :) 

[Jim Glatthaar]

Looks great, Abby.  If the pitting bothers you, please feel free to send it to me. ;)