Tony Gilliam
Member
My name is Tony, and I recently retired to Mansfield Ohio, and married the love of my life. She is still working so I do most of the cooking now. Turns out, I'm not that bad at cooking. Guess I did learn something from my momma.
I guess it was an old beat up gated skillet that brought me to this site. It makes my cooking taste awesome, and I wanted to know who made it.
I can't remember a time that I didn't have a CI skillet or two under the stove but never considered myself a collector, and even now it seems kinda weird to me. Never thought I'd get into cooking this much either.
I have always loved cast iron antique's such as toys and farm equipment, I have several things out in the yard that I'm very proud of. Weather vane, Cream separator, Wind proof butt cans, that sorta thing. So I guess its only natural to take that same enthusiasm into the kitchen.
I lived in Wapakoneta Ohio for 9 years and never saw a WAPAK skillet until I retired and moved to Mansfield, so I had to buy it. I have added several skillets to my arsenal in the past couple years. Some have some value to me and are building up the sentiment, like the "wagner" 9" skillet I bought with my new wife just before we got married, or the dutch oven my brother gave me yesterday. Most in my collection are skillets I picked up along the way and are good users.
Looking around my kitchen I can count about 15 skillets hanging on the walls "so far", most are branded, some aren't, but they are all still in the fight. They all get used.
I look forward to talking with all of you, soaking up some of your knowledge, and sharing a recipe or two.:glutton:
I guess it was an old beat up gated skillet that brought me to this site. It makes my cooking taste awesome, and I wanted to know who made it.
I can't remember a time that I didn't have a CI skillet or two under the stove but never considered myself a collector, and even now it seems kinda weird to me. Never thought I'd get into cooking this much either.
I have always loved cast iron antique's such as toys and farm equipment, I have several things out in the yard that I'm very proud of. Weather vane, Cream separator, Wind proof butt cans, that sorta thing. So I guess its only natural to take that same enthusiasm into the kitchen.
I lived in Wapakoneta Ohio for 9 years and never saw a WAPAK skillet until I retired and moved to Mansfield, so I had to buy it. I have added several skillets to my arsenal in the past couple years. Some have some value to me and are building up the sentiment, like the "wagner" 9" skillet I bought with my new wife just before we got married, or the dutch oven my brother gave me yesterday. Most in my collection are skillets I picked up along the way and are good users.
Looking around my kitchen I can count about 15 skillets hanging on the walls "so far", most are branded, some aren't, but they are all still in the fight. They all get used.
I look forward to talking with all of you, soaking up some of your knowledge, and sharing a recipe or two.:glutton: