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Thumper
01-12-2019, 03:43 PM
Just before Christmas you said you were looking for a #12 cast iron skillet as a user and not a collectible ... possibly a Lodge or unmarked piece. I just dug through my pile of CI and I only have the pricier, collectible stuff. I have a few #12 and larger, but they have lids and I wouldn't want to separate them since you said you don't need a lidded skillet. I did find ONE skillet that may interest you. It's made by Camp Chef, which is owned by Vista Outdoor.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vista_Outdoor

I didn't purchase it. I was at a sale one day and an older woman wanted to buy a sofa, but had no way of getting it home. I overheard the conversation and offered to take the sofa to her house for her, although I wouldn't be able to get it into her house by myself. She said her neighbor has teenage sons who can do that for her. I got it home for her and as we chatted about the sale, I told her I went there specifically for a cast iron skillet I'd seen in the pics, but someone beat me to it. She tried to pay me for delivering her sofa, but I turned it down. Then she said, "Hold on, I'll be right back!"

She returned with a cast iron skillet and asked me to take it. She said it was a gift, but it's way too heavy for her to cook with as she can barely lift it. It's nothing special, but it is kinda cool if you're just looking for a user skillet. It's a Lewis & Clark commemorative piece which I don't believe is available anymore. I'm not positive, but I don't think it's ever been used. It may have been a wall-hanger, who knows?

If interested, let me know. I'd dump this pos .... errr, I mean, let you have this wonderful treasure for $15 + shipping if you want it.


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BarryBobPosthole
01-12-2019, 08:12 PM
If he ain’t I know somebody who is!

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Chicken Dinner
01-12-2019, 08:18 PM
Barry, if you want that skillet go for it. I’m really looking for a “user” and I’d feel sort of funny cooking with a commemorative pan like that. (Jim, It is a helluva a price and I’ll take it if Barry doesn’t want it.)


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Thumper
01-12-2019, 10:13 PM
Well, I guess P-hole wants it. Don't get me wrong, this skillet is not a heavily sought after pan. Camp Chef makes all sorts of modern camping equipment. I'm sure they have them made in China. That said, I've read a lot of good reviews on it. I mostly deal with collectors and they have no interest in this sort of stuff. It MIGHT be collectible in another hunnert years or so. ;)

Hombre
01-13-2019, 02:19 AM
If you ever come across a hammer dutch oven I would be in

Thumper
01-13-2019, 04:38 AM
I assume you’re talking about a hammered surface? I sold two of them 6-8 months ago! One was cast iron and brought pretty good money. The other was chrome and didn’t bring squat (comparatively). Both were Griswolds. I’ll keep an eye out for one, but I rarely find them.

Thumper
01-13-2019, 04:43 AM
CD, check your Tapatalk texts. I have a nice unmarked, vintage #14 Lodge here (no lid). It’s a monster and even the unmarked version brings pretty decent money. I’m not sure it’s the budget skillet you’re looking for, but I figured I’d put it out here before I list it. If interested, I’ll take a few pics.

Chicken Dinner
01-13-2019, 10:11 AM
Man, this thread got me thinking about cast iron prices. I thought they were crazy a couple of years ago. This 20” Griswold that hangs in the kitchen at my hunt camp and is considered by some yo be the Holy Grail. I priced it on EBay (asking prices which could be different from actual sales prices) a couple of years ago and then again today. Good lord!

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HideHunter
01-15-2019, 11:40 AM
If you ever come across a hammer dutch oven I would be in

My grandmother had a chrome one.. I tried to run it down, but no one seems to know where it went. I tried repeatedly to buy this one from a friend.. She finally gave in and gave it to me as a gift.. ;)

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Chicken Dinner
01-15-2019, 12:21 PM
I love that hammered look in a DO


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Hombre
01-15-2019, 01:21 PM
That is the exact one I want HH, looks like it cooks pretty well too