PSA: My cast iron handle snapped off while I was moving it to the sink

It happened last Tuesday, I was carrying my big 12 inch pan from the stove and the handle just broke clean off. The pan fell and put a huge dent in my kitchen floor. I think the metal was weak from years of getting too hot too fast. Has anyone fixed something like this, or is the pan just done for?

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seanh911mo ago

Saw that and flinched. My old pan is held together with hope and a prayer at this point.

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derek_chen9929d ago

Oh man, I feel that. But honestly, if it's a nonstick pan that's flaking, you gotta toss it. The coating can chip off into your food, and that stuff isn't good for you. A scratched up pan is more than just a kitchen battle scar.

uma30612d ago

My roommate in college used a flaking pan for a whole semester because he was broke. He would just pick the black bits out of his eggs. Looking back, that was pretty gross and probably not safe. I finally bought a cheap cast iron skillet to replace it, and he acted like I gave him a car. Some people just get weirdly attached to bad cookware.