A little back story. My wife and I have only been married 19 years, which means we each had a life and home before. We each brought "stuff" to the marriage, and since we each tend to hoard, we had a lot of "stuff". We also each used cast iron cookware, which means we now have a lot of cast iron. Storing a couple of aluminum pans in the cupboard is no big deal, but stacking cast iron pans is. We live in a rural area of New Mexico and I have an almost unlimited supply of old wood, which I mostly use for picture frames. I had an epiphany! I built a small wall to hang them, the result is here:
What a great solution - very attractive!
buckwheat wrote:
A little back story. My wife and I have only been married 19 years, which means we each had a life and home before. We each brought "stuff" to the marriage, and since we each tend to hoard, we had a lot of "stuff". We also each used cast iron cookware, which means we now have a lot of cast iron. Storing a couple of aluminum pans in the cupboard is no big deal, but stacking cast iron pans is. We live in a rural area of New Mexico and I have an almost unlimited supply of old wood, which I mostly use for picture frames. I had an epiphany! I built a small wall to hang them, the result is here:
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WOW! Do I see an old Wagner in there? I came across one at an small estate sale a few months ago. Lucky for me, no other bidders gave a hoot about a rusty old 10 inch skillet.The bidding started at $20.00, no takers. I ended up shelling out $7.00 for it. looks like you put a lot of effort into seasoning them. A very worthwhile effort for sure. Do you use any of them for cooking? I Need more epiphany's like yours!
dancers
Loc: melbourne.victoria, australia
I got rid of my one and only pan....too heavy for me too lift! I love your wall.
usnret wrote:
WOW! Do I see an old Wagner in there? I came across one at an small estate sale a few months ago. Lucky for me, no other bidders gave a hoot about a rusty old 10 inch skillet.The bidding started at $20.00, no takers. I ended up shelling out $7.00 for it. looks like you put a lot of effort into seasoning them. A very worthwhile effort for sure. Do you use any of them for cooking? I Need more epiphany's like yours!
There is at least one Wagner which i actually like better than the Lodge. And yes, we use at least one of them every day for breakfast if nothing else. I couldn't figure out how to put the two dutch ovens up there. Thanks for the comment.
Bridges
Loc: Memphis, Charleston SC, now Nazareth PA
Great job! You should send this in to a couple of magazines like "Good Housekeeping" or maybe even "Arizona Highways".
Very clever solution and pleasing to view. Assume it is very practical, too.
Well done,
Don
May I cast a big
for the fruition of your epiphany?
I remember my mother using pans like those in the your pictures.
I use my cast iron skillets, grill and dutch oven weekly, and love not only your display, but wow! you've a nice collection of iron. Just south of you in T or C
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