Massive cast iron skillet our new king

The 18-foot, 14,360 pound Lodge Cast Iron skillet took a road trip down the highway, and captured hearts along the way.
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Rachel Kraus
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The handle of a Lodge cast iron skillet.
Big skillet is big. Credit: JD and Kyle Shoot Stock / Getty Images

Have you ever fallen in love at first sight? If you want to, feast your eyes upon this truly enormous Lodge Cast Iron skillet making its way down I59.

He's beauty and he's grace, he's mister United States. At 18 feet from handle to handle, and 14,360 pounds, Lodge says he's the "world's largest cast iron skillet." I want to cook the world's largest steak in him.

Lodge is opening a new museum at its South Pittsburgh, Tennessee headquarters to tell the history of cast iron. Mr. Big Stuff will proudly anchor the museum. A sight to behold!


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While the people who got to witness big skillet making its way down the highway are lucky in the utmost, Lodge shared a clip from the trip that really made the twitterverse flip.

Lodge, purveyors of fine cookwear since 1896, got in on the fun with classic cast iron skillet puns.

Some spoke heresy and threatened our high-heat ruler with violence.

I'm just happy to live in a world where the world's largest cast iron skillet exists. Long live big skillet. Forever may he reign.

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Rachel Kraus is a Mashable Tech Reporter specializing in health and wellness. She is an LA native, NYU j-school graduate, and writes cultural commentary across the internetz.

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