Have you ever wanted a cast iron skillet shaped just like your home state? What? You didn't know that was a possibility? Indeed it is, thanks to Alisa Toninato, an artist in Madison, Wisconsin. She has created the entire contiguous United States out of cast iron skillets!
These gorgeous skillets are fully functional works of art — pans you can really cook in, but also pieces you can hang on the wall.
The installation of the entire set of contiguous states in cast iron measures 9 feet 6 inches by 6 feet, and weighs 550 pounds!
The skillets are custom-made, and are priced accordingly. One of these will run you a cool $300 to $400, but hey, anything to show your love of your home state!
• More information: "Made in America" Pans at FeLion Studios
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Though awesome, it saddens me that the various state panhandles weren't used as well...the pan handles.
This is awesome. For real.
Haha, how do you keep Wyoming and Colorado straight?
I love that Texas has two handles.
I'd like to see the stovetop configuration that would make Michigan useful.
poor maryland.
Wow! My good ole state of Texas runs $2,000. That would make such an awesome piece of art on the wall.
@Michelle - You stole my joke.
"But, but...Florida (insert OK, TX, etc) already haz a panhandle?!"
Rhode Island is but a bite.
Too bad this only includes the contiguous states... I would love to see Hawaii
Wow! This is so awesome! Where is PA's handle?
The artist needs to take this one step further and show the USA made of pancakes! With, say, whipped cream mountains and syrup rivers. Yum! I would definitely buy one if they weren't so expensive.
I saw this at an art show in Grand Rapids, MI while visiting. It's super sweet in person.
Love these! Very creative.
Rmurphy: It's there overlapping Ohio...just hard to see.
I don't think I could manage a Texas sized skillet even with the two handles.
Michigan's my favorite...a two burner pan.
Not that you could actually cook anything in my home state...Delaware's a bit small for that.
as big as texas is, i'd like to see alaska!
Cool, They should make a smaller set for the bigger states, Texas, NY...
Super cool! These would look great on walls of a cabin.
Ha! Rhode Island is all smedium and stuff! :)
Love this..now I want a pancake for each state.
@K1TSUN3: No more pancakes and whipped creams and syrups please. America is so FAT already.
Madison, WI! Represent!
I'm with KKYLE...Madison, WI!!! Represent!!
cool!
I think a print of this or of pancakes in each shape would be terrific.
What about Alaska? A state that already has a built in pan handle?
Those of us from Hawaii are left out, once again.... How about a set of eight small skillets? I guess I could settle for one from my current state of California -- but I don't ever cook THAT much. That's one big pan..
I saw this at ArtPrize in Grand Rapids, MI last year!!!! How exciting that it's on here!
I saw this at ArtPrize, too. Way cool. The Michigan pan would be great, actually. You could cook an egg in the U.P. and pancakes in the Lower Peninsula. :-)
I would kill to have a california skillet! Such an awesome piece of functional art. I wish it wasnt so expensive, but its custom made so i suppose that reflects the price. very very cool
Little Rhody is just precious! These would make great gifts if you can afford it.
I can understand a bit of a price increase for a "hand made" item... but OMG;
WHO in the world would be STUPID enough to pay EIGHT HUNDRED Dollars for a cast iron skillet!!! I don't want Florida shaped eggs that bad. People that waste that much money on something like this should... nevermind.> I will just get my self in trouble :-l