11-29-2012, 08:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Ursy
I invested in some vintage Griswold and Wagner cast iron skillets. Australia doesn't have the same wonderful heritage as the U.S. where cast iron is concerned, so I got them shipped all the way from the U.S. via Ebay.
It was expensive, but as I said before, it was an investment. I expect to be cooking with them for a very long, long time and pass them on to Bek one day. Besides, it was still less than a brand new Le Creuset skillet from a local department store, and many will say superior quality, so I still feel like I got a great deal. Plus, I am never going to have to send another useless two year old teflon coated non stick frypan to landfill ever again. I am really excited about that!!
I researched it up and down all over the place. Here is a good discussion:
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/615264
I cherish the two skillets I have and love cooking with them. Maybe one day I will buy myself some more 
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Wow Ursy you did well. Ok I should have checked with you before I drove myself mad searching for these things. But really, I wanted to be able to see the cast iron skillet, touch it, feel it. That is one of those weird things with me, I really want to be able to handle the item if I am going to take it home. So I guess I had ruled out mail order but am now rethinking this.
My Dad had an awesome skillet that he cherished and I assumed that I would inherit this when he died. That never happened. That is a whole other story. When I started trying to learn to cook Filipino food, I realized how much I needed a cast iron skillet for frying fish, but had long been discouraged by trying to find one. Ok, ebay it is.
As for Le Cruest, I believe that every serious cook should have at least one piece in their collection. I am madly in love with the line. If I had to have just one piece it would be a round dutch oven. Though I love my stock pot too and use it for soup. The dutch oven is perfect for braising.
This is the one that I would suggest:
It will last for generations.
A friend said "Oh those are too expensive"
I replied, "really? How much did you pay for your iphone?"
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