My stainless sink came with this type of strainer and I really like it. It will catch a lot of stuff.
Bought a small rake at Tractor Supply to get around bushes and flowers. They were the only store I could find that had the rake made with metal instead of plastic.
Well, apparently "someday" is today. I got my Lancaster Cast Iron skillet made in Pennsylvania USA. I just love the way they package their products and send a hand-written thank-you note in the box. I also got a leather handle cover thing; it was sent in the little drawstring pouch. The skillet is a #8, which is 10.25" in diameter.
If I had the room...but I've got the set I purchased in the late 70s and have been using ever since. Is it pre-seasoned?
Yes, it is pre-seasoned with grapeseed oil. The inside is as smooth as glass; nothing like the Lodge pans. It reminds me of the old Griswold pans. It weighs 4.5 pounds. I had talked myself out of it because I have a stack of cast iron pans, but my husband saw the picture and said "buy it." That tipped me over the edge.
Sometimes husbands can be a good investment. Last year, mine got me an old dutch oven he found at a thrift store. It is great. He does not always do that well with gifts.
I've never been a fan of cast iron because they are so heavy but the one you bought is gorgeous! Sometimes I wish I had one (even though I have a hard time picking it up!) because it is said that food just tastes better when cooked in a cast iron skillet. Your skillet may have been pricey, but I think it's probably worth every penny!
Thanks, Jane. I love quality cookware because I love to cook; the kitchen is my happy place. I own several cast iron pieces, mostly vintage that I inherited from my mother and some that I scoured junk stores/Ebay to find. The old vintage skillets were polished to be a lot smoother than the new assembly line stuff like Lodge. (And I have no problem with Lodge; it is excellent cookware for the money.) These Lancaster pans are relatively new to the market and manufactured to be lighter weight, though 4.5 pounds is still pretty hefty.
I ordered landscape plastic and staples so I can finally finish a storage area behind my garage. I've cleared the area (about 1,000 ft² ) twice and not finished it, only to have it become overgrown again (so many life analogies.) Once I get this down I'll order gravel to put on top. I'm thinking one layer of crusher run because it's almost like sand and will suffocate everything, and then a layer of larger gravel for better drainage on top. I was gonna do the same thing around my firewood racks, but more consistent maintenance will remediate the overgrowth issues I've got there...my new landscape rake will be of immense help. And there' s stuff that will get moved out of the way behind the garage (like a stack of cinder blocks) once I have that area finished.
Mary, I absolutely LOVE my bright yellow toaster, and it is like a ray of sunshine in my kitchen every morning. It is special to me. I am almost 78 years old , and this is the first new toaster that I have ever had in my whole life. When I was growing up, we didn’t even have a toaster, and all of the ones I have had over the years have been worn out, ugly ones from thrift shops or yard sales. I had enough survey points to almost pay for this one when it went on sale, and I thought it would be nice to have a pretty , brand new toaster one time in my life. Now , I am looking at colorful canister sets, and saving up my points for amazon to get a set when I find the one I want. Life is good…..