I believe my wonderful Revereware non-stick skillet has seen its last days of use. It had started to be not quite so non-stick anymore a few months ago. Last night, it finally just stuck. Everything stuck, and not in the usual way things stick to regular skillets. No, it really, really stuck, as though the whole thing had been coated with Superglue just before I put the pork cutlets into it. I am bummed. I use that skillet for everything, and it will have to be replaced ASAP.

The same size is going to be about $20, which isn’t bad. I used it, really, really used it, for about five years. I may convince Lin I should upgrade to the 10″ or 12″ size. They aren’t much more expensive, and it would be nice to be able to get two large pork chops into the same skillet to cook at the same time … or to have room to stir one-dish meals in the skillet. I’d be happy with just having the same size again though. I just miss my heavy non-stick skillet!!!

At the moment, it’s outside with oven cleaner sprayed on it. I feel fairly certain that’s not going to be anything for it’s lack of non-sticking functionality, but if I could just salvage it to use for panbread, which doesn’t require it to be non-stick, that would be great. It’s just the right size for stove-top cornbread for two. The oven cleaner probably won’t work, but I have tried everything else. I figured it was worth a shot.

As soon as I am done fussing with that, I have to go check on my plants and get the chili started for tonight. Mmmmm. Chili. Alas, unless the oven cleaner works on the skillet, there will be no cornbread. Very sad, but I suppose we will survive. Chili is good with or without cornbread. :)