Top 10 Ways To Recycle and Reuse Frying Pans & Skillets

I was just about to throw away an old frying pan that was looking a little worse for wear when I decided to look at ways in which people have transformed them into something new. What I discovered is nothing short of amazing…

Frying Pan / Skillet Transformed Into Art

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It was the mosaic look that I really loved. Shouldn’t be too hard to make it ourselves neither.

Frying Pan / Skillet Transformed Into Halloween Crafts

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Not only will this make great use of that old, worn skillet, but you can also bring it our year after year meaning it is always useful.

Frying Pan / Skillet Transformed Into Craft Owl

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It would be a real hoot turning a little pan fryer into this owl. Not much good for bigger frying pans, but if you have a little camper fire fryer, this would be perfect!

Frying Pan / Skillet Transformed Into A Weapon

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You will need some serious metal craft skills to make this amazing Fighting Man Frying Pan, but it is always handy in the event of a Zombie breakout.

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Frying Pan / Skillet Transformed Into Planters

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Not the easiest thing to turn into a planter, but it does have a certain rustic charm to it.

Frying Pan / Skillet Transformed Into A Bird Feeder

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I found quite a few frying pans turned into bird feeders, but this square one with the lid as a parasol is the best. Plus the link has a great making guide to go with it.

Frying Pan / Skillet Transformed Into a Painting

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If you don’t think you could paint your own skillet as good as this cooked breakfast one, you could always buy this one from the Etsy shop in the link.

Frying Pan / Skillet Transformed Into a Craft Crab

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To make this crab you will need a few other things like a piece of steel rebar and some spanners, but it looks amazing!

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Frying Pan / Skillet Transformed Into a DIY Ground Pod

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Made by a very creative nature photographer Robin Hoskyns, he used this old frying pan as a ground pod to perfectly stabilise his camera. Well, it impressed me anyway.

Frying Pan / Skillet Transformed Into a Wall Clock

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I’m not sure how hard it would be, but the perfectly round shape of the pan makes this great for hanging in the kitchen. As I said, it is not the easiest of ideas, but one that will make sure that pan lives on for many years to come.