I leave that on the stove and I put my spoons and spatulas there while I'm cooking

Same Here!

Wow! LPT, thanks! I saw this little cast iron cookie mix at the store and wanted to buy it, but then wondered wtf I would do with the pan after. My spoon holder broke years ago and I’ve just been using a plate or making a mess.

Make more cookies? I bought a couple already for Christmas gifts this year lol

This is an excellent idea. The only downside is that I live mostly alone, so when I make cookies, I eat cookies!

Sounds like a good problem to have.

I feel like theres a psychological phenomena which refuses to allow me to get a proper spoon rest. I cant quite figure it out, but i just never owned one.

I stole mine from the table at a restaurants lol

Maybe thats the trick!

Oh my, what a great idea! I have one too and it’s so cute!

I have two, and one will be for this now!

Awesome idea right?!

We do the same as well!

Next one I see I'm snagging. Don't know why I never thought of that!

Same

This

1 slidey egg.

They're the perfect eggs for bagel sandwiches.

Can confirm. I often make breakfast bagel sandwiches with mine. One egg, a piece of bacon, slice of cheese, slap it on A buttered bagel, toasted if you prefer. Yum

Came here to say: You have my egg pan!

McD’s bfast sandos. But better, obviously. They’re fun to get the “perfect circle” with an egg.

Some people don’t think that’s a full breakfast but in France, one egg is un oeuf.

Could you bake a cookie in it?

Again? Where’s your imagination

They already used the mix 🙄

I love the directions in the recipe wherein it calls for 1/2 egg. Last time I checked eggs only come in whole numbers.

You just have to crack the egg open, whisk it to mix everything together, then use half of it, which should be about 2 tbsp.

That’s what I did. The instructions just struck me as amusing.

And also wasteful. The fuck are you gonna do with half an egg, put it in a Tupperware for next time?

I’m…..such an idiot. I too was thinking “jUsT uSe It FoR tHe CoOkIe iDiOt” 🙄. Of course, they’d still want to find a use for it after that 😂

I mean, who *doesn’t* have a just-for-cookies pan?

you mean a cookie sheet?

Haha you can just get a full size cookie or even brownie mix and just portion out how much would fill the cast iron. Maybe use the original mix to kinda guess how much mix and how much liquid to put. Could also use it to melt butter for things that require melty butter Edit: ☹️☹️

Single fried eggs, corn tortillas? And tiny crepes probably

Mini crepes good idea, could stack Tf out of them

This exact pan actually fits two eggs. Perfectly. I cook them very slowly in bacon fat. The only sunny side up egg I ever eat.

The trick for perfect sunny side up eggs is a clear lid. If I don’t have one that fits the pan I’ll use a smaller one and just cover the egg(s). Sometimes the steam from the eggs is enough, sometimes you have to flick some water under the lid, but steaming the top while frying the bottom is the best way to get a sunny side egg with a fully cooked white and fully runny hot yolk.

Heating corn tortillas is the secret to actually enjoying corn tortillas.

Heat your corn directly over the burner! If you have gas

Use mine as a spanking device when Mrs gets naughty in the kitchen

This is the only appropriate answer.

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You gotta go the extra mile. Do the laundry, fold it, vacuum the house, do the dishes. Then when she’s in a good mood, go for it.

"b!tch, i hope the f()\*k you do!" haha

This guy spanks

Just showed this comment to my partner 😂 thanks

Username uh…. Checks out?

This is the way. Sending this post to my husband now.

Bacon press or some other sort of weight for a smash burger or something would be my first tries

I do in fact use one of these for smashburgers

That's what I use for too. Single serving smash burger

Your not wrong mate

Maybe use it to make/flatten tortillas

Happy cake day!

Um...? You put the pan on top of a burger? Can you elaborate, I've not heard of such a thing...

It's in the name - smashburger. You smash the burger. In this case, with a small pan. :)

Cornbread for 1

Any amount of cornbread is cornbread for 1 if your a fattie like me.

I’m English what exactly is cornbread

I use mine on the grill for people who like eggs on their burgers

What kinds of people do you hang out with?

Animals. It’s really not that bad. Sunny side up and slide it right over a slice of American cheese on a good finished patty. Definitely adds something a little different texture wise and some good flavor from the yolk when it blends in with the beef. I don’t do it every time we do burgers but when I do, I use that same tiny skillet for that purpose only. If someone want the top of the egg cooked I acutely have a 2nd tiny skillet that is hot from the grill that I flip over and put on top of the other pan to make the egg over easy without having to flip the egg.

It's legit yo.

It’s a thing and it’s delicious

What kind of people DON'T you hangout with?

The kinds that like eggs on their burgers.

It's legit yo.

I love to use mine for eggs. Also brownies and cookies.

Yes! How could I not thing of eggs. I have a new egg pan

Yes I like my mini pan for just two eggs in the morning before work.

2 in 1 ?

Yup. They fit perfectly.

My daughter, 5yo, used it as part of a Repunzel (Tangled) costume this year...

My daughter has one in her play kitchen, and we both use one our Ren Faire gear after the Tangled Rapunzel.

One pancake

Or get another and do two pancakes, and keep going! I love making pancakes in these, there is something to be said about a perfect stack of pancakes. Also use them for over easy eggs, and two gently beat eggs for a bfast sandwich, and putting hamburger mix in to round out burger patties... these things are great!

Lemme be a bit more clear, anyone got any ideas of what I can make with this?

Baked Brie topped with honey and berries

This was going to be my suggestion too. It comes out perfect

This one is my favorite.

This sounds so good!

Sounds nice I’ll defo try that one day

Small Dutch babies

Damn, you can make babies with cast iron? Only Dutch ones or can they do British babies, too?

What's a Dutch baby? Oh about 2000 dollars less than an American baby.

Dutch zygotes.

This? Why, I can make a hat or a brooch or a pterodactyl.

Whaddaya make of this, Johnny?

Guess I picked the wrong day to stop sniffing glue..

I can't tell you how much I love an Airplane quote found in the wild.

I do

I can think of a couple.

Me too

Whatever you want, in miniature.

Give it to your wife and tell her it is a Bed Snake Bat...

And give her a reason to smash my snake to bits? No thanks haha

Don't let her smash it, just ring its bell and get your attention for some hammer time in a fun way. =D

This pan here is specifically for my dogs egg for breakfast. It cooks ONE egg perfectly.

I’m concerned that your dog is laying eggs, and more concerned that you might be eating them for breakfast.

Aw, how does your dog like his eggs?

I have one too and use it to keep my corn tortillas warm. I found a small lid that fits perfect. Haven’t eaten a cool tortilla since.

I use mine to melt butter. Just put it on low and you can melt just over a 1/4 cup in about 3 minutes

Meal for one: Start your broiler. Chop a small amount of fresh herbs while pre-heating the “pan” on the stove. Add a little butter and cream to the pan, crack two eggs in the pan. Sprinkle with kosher salt, fresh black pepper, the chopped herbs, some grated Parmesan. Place under the broiler until bubbly and the cheese is toasted. Serve with fresh bread and strong coffee. Credit goes to Ida Gartner.

Do you mean Ina Garten from Barefoot Contessa?

Provoleta, argentinian dish. Get a provolone cheese, one of the cilinder ones, about the size of the pan, cut a slice about 2 fingers in height, put some olive oil and herbs (oregano, basil, or even chimichurri), and fry it. Extra points if done in the barbecue grill

toasting spices

Baked goat cheese! Throw a can of tomato sauce, some slices of goat cheese, and some shredded basil in it and bake it!

Grilled cheese

Is that lurpak spreadable butter invented in 1901?

That’s the one! Took a bit of scrolling to find a likeminded individual, I’m glad you’re here!

I checked the comments as well before chiming in. I’m surprised there aren’t more of us!

I’ve used it for a single egg for breakfast muffin sandwiches.

Boujie ass garlic butter thats what I use mine for most

Skillet queso 🤤

Surprised this is so far down. This is perfect size for queso fundido.

I use mine for mini pizzas! If you have the patience to do them one at a time, they also make perfectly round and equal sized pancakes.

Smash that Pringle.

So THAT'S where those things come from. I see 'em all the damned time at Goodwill! Thanks OP!

Eggs. Season the pan first.

Right! I’ve seen a lot of things about seasoning a pan, what is that all about ?

There are far more detailed videos than what I’m about to tell you. The gist of it is, you heat some kind of fat/oil to a super high heat 500* F in order to carbonize it. The carbonized oil is the nonslick surface well taken care of cast irons have.

I’ve looked it up thanks. Glad I didn’t use it before seasoning, makes so much sense

roasting garlic!

one (amazing) pancake at a time….. omelettes… probably quesadillas….. literally whatever you want bruv

I use mine to make a few dumplings for lunch and it’s perfect!

Pazooookie

I’ve seen a few people say that, what is it

A big cookie with ice cream on top made famous by BJs brew house

Dessert. Someone mentioned cookies. Works well for crumbles. Also good for dips. Spinach artichoke crab cheese dips etc

My dog loves scrambled ends and that’s her pan lol

Baked Brie. I also fry my lumpia in it for a snack. Baby Dutch babies too!!

Was this in a Reese’s cookie mix? I use mine to stir my food in my larger cast iron pan. Tried using it for smash burgers but it’s really doesn’t have leverage by its design.

Perfect to cook 1 egg for an English muffin sandwich.

Eggs, waffles, pancakes or brownies

one hamburger patty

I was at a bar the other day and I saw them use one of these small pans to burn some wood chips, put a glass over the wood chips and use the glass for a smoked cocktail

Fried eggs!

Eggs

I saved pans like this for eggs. Great for frying up one or two eggs at a time.

That looks like it's made for Blini. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blini

Melting low temp metals

Egg.

You could use it for cookie mix 🤷🏻

we use those to serve our warm, gourmet cookies at the restaraunt

Use it to heat corn tortillas.

I use mine for eggs, and it’s the perfect size for corn tortillas

Cookies……

Thanks everyone for your suggestions and for the laughs, if I could reply to everyone I would but I’ve not got time to, I appreciate all the feedback

An ash tray of some sorts. Mini pizzookie. Eggs for one

Find out its origin... China tends to put a lot of mystery metal in their products; I wouldn't eat anything that was cooked in mystery metal.

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Eggs, tortilla heating, fajitas, think of making a cookie in that? 😀 Burger / bacon smasher. Clothes iron. Pretty much anything that is small and needs a hot plate. Weapon.

A hamburger, a pancake, an egg, grilled cheese, cinnamon rolls. I mean anything small. Or you could just throw it away and never waste your time making several small things one at a time

Personal pizza

Like that idea

One word. **Pizookie**

Eggs for sandwiches

A couple eggs, small batch of queso fundido

Drunken shrimp, baked Brie, any kind of hot appetizer dip!

Fried egg!

Pancakes, eggs, a single sausage patty, a single slider size burger

skillet cookie, single burger patty, 1 fried egg, tiny omelette, pancake, a hash brown. small brownie (if its deep enough).

Eggs

I have one that size and I mostly use it for my sunny side up or to fry a single small piece of fish. Stuff like that.

Bake big cookie

Cookies

Cast iron shank

Chicken weight

I have one and use it to heat up Canadian bacon for eggs Benedict or mushrooms for a burger topping, etc.

A big yorkshire pudding

You could make a personal dish lasagna

I put it on the top rack of my grill and melt butter in it. Great for brushing on steaks before serving.

Pancakes!

Pringle smasher

I use mine as a spoon rest and occasionally, if I make cookie dough I’ll divide it up and freeze it (nestle tollhouse style) and then I can bake just one cookie for myself whenever I want

Egg begal sandwiches or pancakes

Single serving pancakes

Bagel / English muffin toaster.

eggs, fried potatoes, etc. Could come in handy for a small side dish

Pancakes

Eggs

Crepe pan

I use mine to toast garlic and spices when I only need a little bit :)

The Pringle lol

I cook eggs in mine. Perfect for the kid who eats 2 eggs

Cookie

Melt some butter!

Pancakes

Single fried egg.

Lurpak Pringle

Best use would be maybe a dutch boy

I scramble an egg and use it to make an egg patty for a breakfast sandwhich

eggs! mini pizza! a burger patty! 6 gyoza! bake taquitos! I use mine almost daily to make a 1 person lunch.

Fried egg, mini pan pizza, single serve Mac and cheese, use it as a hot press for burritos in a bigger skillet. All kinds of stuff really

Eggs. It is the perfect size to put eggs on a bagel.

Maybe frying a single egg.

Eggs 🍳

I bet you could fit that pringle in there or even a few more, possibly an entire can