Epic Fail! expensive too...

[painter]

After almost a year of not seeing my son due to the pandemic, we managed to arrange a visit. Following a host of precautions, he traveled from NYC to the Denver area where we had a blast--great food (he also enjoys cooking) and some really nice hikes in the mountains with beautiful autumn weather. Usually we visit 3-4 times per year so this trip was very long overdue.

One evening I had my 12" Smithey on duty baking a Triple Ginger Cake for the desert course. Now, 12" Smithey's aren't the lightest of cookware and Triple Ginger Cake is pretty dense stuff itself, resulting in a pan coming out of a hot oven that had some weight to it. Well, as I moved the pan from oven to stove top, one handed-- not a good idea--the pot holder shifted and I got singed, causing me to drop the Smithey to the kitchen floor which is brick, and in the process discovering what happens when CI meets brick from approx 36 inches. No one in our house is what you'd call a prude, but I think I scared everyone with my barrage of f-bombs and other verbal invective.

The Smithey itself is still in use but has been renamed Stubby. And now requires two hands for moving which I should have done in the first place.
On the up-side, I think I invented Triple Ginger Dump Cake.

[ecowper]

How’s the kitchen floor?

[painter]

Not a scratch. If we had tile I'm sure I'd be replacing some squares. If wood I'm sure would have also needed some replacement. On the other hand, with those materials I wonder if the Smithey would have bounced a bit and survived intact. Altogether, I'd rather replace the pan than engage with a floor repair project.
As the bumper sticker says "Oh No--Not ANOTHER Learning Experience!"

[ecowper]

Glad the floor wasn’t damaged. I agree, much rather replace a pan than do a big floor repair.

[barelfly]

Man! I feel for you! And....I’m sure I would’ve said every type of f bomb in the book. Noun, adjective, verb, adverb...what ever else there is.

But at least it’s still usable. Did you contact Smithey?

[painter]

Yes, I did contact Smithey and described the problem and also asked if they could repair the damage. Their customer service was prompt and had several follow ups offering me a discount on various skillets but also let me know that CI is a brittle material and when dropped on a hard surface... well. This issue being entirely my doing, I feel Smithey has acted appropriately and generously.

[barelfly]

painter I like they offered the discount. I was curious what they would say - I know the drop is nothing they can control. But, nice they offered something and communicated.

So. If you do end up looking at skillets hahaha. Their farmhouse carbon skillet is pretty nice. Just sayin if you are interested in it at any point, I have one. Love it.

But sorry to hear the mishap took the long handle away. Perhaps you can smooth out the edge and have a double handle skillet.

[tbob4]

I am very sorry for your misfortune but I had a really good laugh at your narrative about cussing and the new name for the pan. Thanks for that!

[fkrall]

Reminded me of our grandchildrens' expanded vocabulary after spending a few days riding in the OTHER grandfather's car

[wu7y]

Not so much at the time but funny now - Years ago my wife, our three year old son and I lived in a mobile home with an add-on entry way/mud room we used for storage including my tool boxes. Came home from class one evening and my wife was seriously miffed. I was told she heard banging coming from the mud room where she found our son with my tools spread all over the floor. When she asked what he was doing he replied innocently, "I'm playing S#%T just like daddy does." It was a long night.

[holehogg]

That's sad.
Send my best wishes to Stubby.

[Old Glory]

Well on a positive note now Stubby should fit inside your kettle

[Steve B]

Ouch. But what Old Glory said. So maybe a good thing came out of it.

[bbqLuv]

Glad to hear "Stubby" is still in service. I bet that was a favorite CI pan too.

[STEbbq]

I was expecting the story to end with it landing on your foot! Glad it didn’t.

[USMCCrashCrew89]

If you can find an old school welder, they might be able to fix that.

Brings to mind the art they do with pottery after it’s broken. https://mymodernmet.com/kintsugi-kintsukuroi/

[Old Glory]

That's cool!

[Richard Chrz]

Ugh. Any photos of your kitchen floor/ Not sure I have seen a brick floor.

[Mr. Bones]

Colourful Metaphors seem appropriate, at that particular juncture, Brother.

I'm well-versed, but respectfully decline to provide examples...

[jhapka]

Gotta be a terrible feeling. It may be more of a cooker than a looker now, but at least it still works!

[SheilaAnn]

I thought for sure the body of the pan cracked! Also thankful it didn’t hit your foot!

[Spinaker]

Bummer!!!! I would grind the sharp edges off and use the baby on the grill. The only thing I don't like about cast iron skillets on the grill is the handle. You can never get it to sit in the middle of the grill. Now that Lodge makes a duel handed skillet, I have the all. The 8, 10, 12, and the 17. I also use the Marquette Castings No.13. (My favorite pan, it is incredible) But these work great for the grill.They sit right in the middle.

Anyway..........look at this as it is now gonna be a great grill pan, with two helper handles. Throw on some grilling gloves and you have two great handles to grab that skillet with and serve right from the grill!