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Title: Two dollar thrift store serendipity
Post by: mike.stavlund on May 27, 2015, 03:22:41 PM
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There was a half off sale at our favorite thrift store on Sunday, so I talked my kids into a trip. No Weber grills, gear, or books (my usual prowls) but some good cooking gear. A small carbon steel paella pan which will be nice, and I also picked up a smallish rectangular pan with a short rim. I figured it would be just the thing to nestle between charcoal baskets for roasting veggies and other things that need good air circulation. But I was even more excited today when I saw how it fits right underneath the top rail of the Weber warming rack. Just the thing to expand second-tier cooking, and the perfect way to roast some curried potatoes over the chicken legs and thighs tonight. Not bad for two dollars!


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Title: Re: Two dollar thrift store serendipity
Post by: effinUker on May 27, 2015, 03:25:36 PM
that's awesome. every time i'm at a thrift store (several times a week) my criteria is "can i put a fire in it?" or "can i put it in a fire?"  great find!
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Post by: 1buckie on May 27, 2015, 03:26:08 PM
Great stuff is to be had in these places !!!


Nice compact pan !!!
Title: Re: Two dollar thrift store serendipity
Post by: mike.stavlund on May 27, 2015, 03:29:11 PM
Right on, @effinUker .  In a world filled to the gills with non-stick cooking vessels of all kinds, thrift stores are our salvation.  No way would I put that toxic stuff in a high-heat environment like a grill.  We need steel and cast iron and aluminum and other old-school options!
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Post by: 1911Ron on May 27, 2015, 04:16:36 PM
I like the way you think @mike.stavlund
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Post by: addicted-to-smoke on May 28, 2015, 03:37:59 AM
Quote from: effinUker on May 27, 2015, 03:25:36 PM
that's awesome. every time i'm at a thrift store (several times a week) my criteria is "can i put a fire in it?" or "can i put it in a fire?"  great find!

Oh yes this.

Like the tray, Mike. Wonder if with sufficient oil you could use that pan as a griddle since you'd have plenty of heat up there on the rack.
Title: Re: Two dollar thrift store serendipity
Post by: OoPEZoO on May 28, 2015, 03:44:07 AM
Quote from: mike.stavlund on May 27, 2015, 03:29:11 PM
Right on, @effinUker .  In a world filled to the gills with non-stick cooking vessels of all kinds, thrift stores are our salvation.  No way would I put that toxic stuff in a high-heat environment like a grill.  We need steel and cast iron and aluminum and other old-school options!

Long live carbon steel and cast iron! 

No literally.....the shit lasts forever  ;D
Title: Re: Two dollar thrift store serendipity
Post by: mike.stavlund on May 28, 2015, 12:50:13 PM
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I extended my streak today with some long, square skewers, and what some of you might recognize as a Brinkman smoker charcoal bowl(a nice mod to replace the smallish water pan in the older WSMs). I immediately recognized it mixed in with the baking pans, no doubt due to many hours spent scrubbing the one I have at home. But now I am wondering how in the world it got there, and tortured by the thought that someone bought a cheap WSM five minutes before I got there...


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Post by: Peaspurple on May 28, 2015, 05:29:56 PM
I love thrift stores Mike. If you remember that's where I got my corn n tator ring.
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Post by: mike.stavlund on May 28, 2015, 06:59:39 PM
Your corn n tator ring is a major factor in my thrift store addiction, @Peaspurple . I recognized that tag as soon as you posted your photo.