Iowa's Largest Frying Pan

The fryin' pan was built in 2004 by several local men to promote Brandon's Semi-Annual Cowboy breakfast. It took 41 hours of volunteer labor hours to construct, and was modeled after a 10 inch cast iron frying pan. Iowa's Largest Fryin' Pan has an 8 foot base and is 9 ft. 3 inches at the rim. It has a five foot handle for a total length of 14 foot 3 inches. The Fryin Pan weighs 1,020 pounds. For comparison, a 10 inch fryin pan holds 6 eggs, and Iowa's Largest Fryin Pan would hold 528 eggs, or 44 dozen. A 10 inch fryin pan holds 4 pork chops, and this one holds 352 (1/2 pound) pork chops or 176 pounds of pork chops. A ten inch skillet holds 1 pound of bacon, and Iowa's Largest Fryin Pan holds 88 pounds of bacon.