AHA!!

I took a good critical look at the tiny fry pan and have decided that it would be the perfect little pan to take on backpacking trips to use when frying the little trout that I every so often come into contact with. Perfecto-mundo! (that's Spanish...sorta)

ya the whole thing is sort of hilarious........I keep supressing a smile every time I look at the pan. Now I keep thinking about how I can somehow make use of the dang thing.

I'm very busy right now so its either pull the trigger or forget....I click on the product, see 13x13.......non-stck, folding handle....exactly what I wanted........click on pay-pal and rationalize that i don't smoke or drink or gamble and if I want an $86 fry pan that I would use 7 times a year well by golly I work 12 hours a day so fine.........also included would be the nice big pot to boil dish water. Hey I could be like Mike (er make that KF who owns exactly what I'm looking for).

Good story Kerry........I can relate 

MT, did you ever see the movie, This is Spinal Tap?  It’s a comedy about an over the hill heavy metal band planning a last big show.  They are going to have this incredible stage set, a model of Stonehenge with dry ice and the whole deal.  On the day of the performance the set arrives except the measurements were in cm instead of feet so instead of a full scale Stonehenge they get something not much bigger than your head.  And so they go on stage with the big musical build up, smoke rising and the Stonehenge is lowered onto the stage – all of 2 ½ feet tall.  That’s what your story of opening the box brought to my mind.  How deflatingly disappointing.  But also pretty funny.

Eco-Japan should of been your first clue that the measurements might be in centimeters.

Description of product clearly says CM.

At 86 US dollars I'd say you got screwed or whatever the Japanese word for that is.

I'll stick with the MADE IN AMERICA stuff or at least the MADE FOR AMERICA in a pinch.

My ultimate "over the fire" square fry pan showed up today......Hurrah! All metal, non stick, folding metal handle, no rubber or wood to catch fire or melt.

Upon opening the box I believe an expletive might of leaked out . My 13 x 13 fry pan was in centimeters, not inches (For crying out loud!). It just might be able to fit a single egg inside......

OK......the joke is on me and a rather pricey joke at that. I'm starting to laugh about it now because it is so ridiculous.........do not buy this set online, it is available at 1/2 price from MT enterprises 

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I used to use a cast iron frying pan - never washed it, just cleaned it with oak leaves and sand.  In those days I just car-camped and had a lot of Spam and pancakes.  There was enough grease in the Spam that I didn't need oil.

Nowadays all I ever use a pan for is pancakes, fruit compote, thick and thin bannock, scrambled eggs, pizza, and such stuff.  There's no need to use oil for any of that, either, as long as you have a good pan.  I learned about using oil in a frying pan the hard way.

I once had a cheap non-stick pan (Open Country brand) that I used for my first few attempts at bannock.  I added oil to the hot pan and the bannock stuck so badly I had to scrape it out.  I felt guilty tossing the ugly, charred remains into the woods.  It was my only camp cooking failure, and to top it off the pan was ruined.

Now I have a couple different sizes of a pan I got at REI.  I don't recall the brand, but I don't believe they're MSR.  I've been using them for a few years now and they're so good they don't need to be washed - just wiped out.  The key is - start with a cold pan and don't use any oil.  Every meal is a success.

End of brag.

Whatever your pan material of choice, you want to season it and like a non-stik pan, wipe clean sans soap. If you use soap, you have to re-season.

This video shows you how. She explains the physics behind how the seasoning process works as well. Check out the omelette at the end, made without addtional oil.

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Another option to consider for a square fry pan - convert an old electric skillet:
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Good work Kerry! I am mostly interested in the fry pan but will probably be glad to own the set. This would be the type of set that would excel over campfire cooking with an open flame/grill IMO.

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Square fry pans?  Here you go boys and girls:
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