>>1422526>12” skillets are 14lbs eachBullshit.
A Lodge 5 quart Dutch oven, with lid, is 13lbs.
There’s no way a 12” skillet is more than that, deep or not. I’ve weighed my regular 12” Lodge pan and it’s 7-1/2 lbs. That’s still fucking heavy for a skillet-an aluminum one weighs about 3lbs-but it’s not 14.
Also, I see you’ve never pan fried fish fillets or steaks when /out/.
Both benefit from not being crowded in the pan. Put much more than two good sized filets in the pan at a time and your results start going downhill quickly. So yes, there is a purpose for bringing a 12” skillet with you. Just not one that’s cast iron, especially if you’re carrying it in on your back.
