07-23-2021, 09:25 PM
I used to carry a cast iron skillet, about 10 inch diameter, and a modern 'teflon' aluminum skillet.
They mated perfectly, rim to rim, and the aluminum could be placed atop the cast iron without issue, but placing the cast iron on Aluminum made it so top heavy extra care had to be employed.
Then the aluminum skillet's ridge became not perfectly flat, and would not balance atop the cast Iron properly.
In one of my, 'what weight am I carrying that I rarely use, and do not need to carry', the large Cast Iron skillet got the boot.
I have a lightweight 'universal' skillet lid, that well exceeded the size of the large aluminum skillet. I recently used my tin snips and cut it just larger than it, and tamped the edges around so it fits tightly.
I so rarely use the aluminum skillet that it still is a waste of space, but at least it is lightweight.
My whole diet is all sorts of different now , as I realized if I skip breakfast, that 5 days of 7 I do not need to eat until dinner. So I only plan and fabricate the one meal a day. 5 days, the other 2 a PB&J or PB & honey gets me to dinner.
Easier, economical, and my knees are thanking me as I am shedding weight, without any effort involved.
That one meal I will try and make with more healthy , more expensive ingredients, as I save so much money not buying foods specifically for breakfast or lunch.
I rarely even use my tiny 6" cast iron skillet anymore, but the lid which fits it, fits the one pot I boil pasta in.
So I carry two lids and only the one actually takes up 3/4 inches of space in the bin in which I keep such Items. The other lid I can turn upside down so the handle is inside andeverytting fits with minimal wasted space.
My Van interior was rebuilt in 2007, with 'minimal wasted space' in mind on every aspect of the interior, having had 6 years to figure out what was needed, and what was not.
That ability makes the additional weight of Items i can find room for, a more pressing issue to drivetrain
& suspension wear, and MPGs.
They mated perfectly, rim to rim, and the aluminum could be placed atop the cast iron without issue, but placing the cast iron on Aluminum made it so top heavy extra care had to be employed.
Then the aluminum skillet's ridge became not perfectly flat, and would not balance atop the cast Iron properly.
In one of my, 'what weight am I carrying that I rarely use, and do not need to carry', the large Cast Iron skillet got the boot.
I have a lightweight 'universal' skillet lid, that well exceeded the size of the large aluminum skillet. I recently used my tin snips and cut it just larger than it, and tamped the edges around so it fits tightly.
I so rarely use the aluminum skillet that it still is a waste of space, but at least it is lightweight.
My whole diet is all sorts of different now , as I realized if I skip breakfast, that 5 days of 7 I do not need to eat until dinner. So I only plan and fabricate the one meal a day. 5 days, the other 2 a PB&J or PB & honey gets me to dinner.
Easier, economical, and my knees are thanking me as I am shedding weight, without any effort involved.
That one meal I will try and make with more healthy , more expensive ingredients, as I save so much money not buying foods specifically for breakfast or lunch.
I rarely even use my tiny 6" cast iron skillet anymore, but the lid which fits it, fits the one pot I boil pasta in.
So I carry two lids and only the one actually takes up 3/4 inches of space in the bin in which I keep such Items. The other lid I can turn upside down so the handle is inside andeverytting fits with minimal wasted space.
My Van interior was rebuilt in 2007, with 'minimal wasted space' in mind on every aspect of the interior, having had 6 years to figure out what was needed, and what was not.
That ability makes the additional weight of Items i can find room for, a more pressing issue to drivetrain
& suspension wear, and MPGs.
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