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My great-grandma's Bundt pan finally cracked after 50 years of use
I was making my mom's pound cake recipe last Sunday and when I went to flip it out, the pan just split right down the middle. This was the same aluminum pan my great-grandma used back in the 70s in her kitchen outside Akron. I salvaged maybe half the cake but all the buttery goodness leaked out onto the oven floor. Anybody else got an old pan they're scared to use but can't bear to throw away?
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ericjackson17h ago
Man, that hurts. I still have my mom's old cast iron skillet with a crack in it.
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nathanking13h ago
That crack is basically a family scar now though, right? There's something about keeping something so broken but still using it that makes it feel more real than a perfect replacement ever could. You could probably get it welded or find someone who does cast iron repair, but honestly I bet the crack tells a better story than a smooth skillet ever would. Do you still cook with it or is it more of a keepsake at this point?
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