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Had to choose between my grandma's old cast iron skillet and her wooden rolling pin
My grandma passed last month and I got first dibs on one of her kitchen heirlooms, both from the 1950s. I picked the skillet because I cook more than I bake, but now I'm wondering if the rolling pin was the real gem since it's hand-carved by my great-uncle. Has anyone else had to make a tough call between two family pieces and regret it later lol?
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anna_coleman21d ago
The skillet was the right call, I mean cast iron from the 50s is basically indestructible and you'll use it every week for decades. My aunt had to pick between her grandma's pie plates and a bread knife, and she picked the knife because she actually bakes - she still uses it every Sunday. Rolling pins are sentimental but a hand-carved one is fragile and probably just sits on a shelf, while that skillet will be making you cornbread and fried chicken for the next fifty years.
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nora_campbell6620d ago
Anna's spot on about the skillet being the practical choice. A hand carved rolling pin is beautiful but wood can crack or warp over time especially if you don't know how to care for it. That cast iron will outlive you and your kids if you keep it seasoned right.
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harper_owens20d ago
That "indestructible" bit is no joke - my buddy grabbed his grandma's cast iron dutch oven and tried to sear a steak in it that still had the price sticker on the bottom, caught the whole kitchen on fire. You ever use that skillet for anything wild yet?
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