EXTRA LARGE 13 Antique Cast Iron Skillet Pan Favorite Piqua Ware Piquaware THIN

Antique Favorite Piqua Ware #12 Cast Iron Skillet. There is something special about the giant cast iron skillets that survived a century of American kitchens. This Favorite Piqua Ware #12 is one of those pieces. Collectors seek these pans for their elegant casting, lighter weight compared to many competitors, and exceptionally refined cooking surfaces. What immediately stands out is how finely cast this skillet is.

The sidewalls are approximately the thickness of a U. Nickel, a hallmark of the high-quality foundry work that made Favorite famous. Despite its substantial cooking area, it weighs only about 6.06 pounds-remarkably light for a skillet of this size. Large #12 skillets were workhorse pans intended to feed large families, farm crews, church gatherings, and boarding houses. Why Collectors Love Favorite Piqua Ware. Favorite Stove & Range Company of Piqua, Ohio was one of America's premier cast iron manufacturers. Their cookware developed a reputation for.

Lighter weight than many competitors. Many cast iron enthusiasts consider Favorite among the finest American cookware makers alongside Griswold and Wagner. Professionally seasoned and ready for use.

Exhibits only a small tick when tested on a flat surface; The tick is easily remedied with a single business card. Cooking surface remains very smooth with attractive century-old character. Crisp Favorite Piqua Ware Smiley Logo marking. This skillet offers a huge cooking surface while remaining surprisingly light in the hand for a #12. Open-hearth or wood stove demonstrations.

Because of the slight movement noted above, it is not an ideal induction cooktop candidate. It performs best on gas, electric coil, wood stoves, campfires, and other traditional heat sources.

A Century of American Cooking. When this skillet was made, Americans were traveling in Model Ts, radio was cutting-edge technology, and cast iron cookware was expected to last for generations.

More than one hundred years later, this Favorite Piqua Ware skillet continues to do exactly what it was designed to do. A scarce large-size American-made skillet from one of the great historic foundries-ready for another century of service.