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Photos: Bavarian hammersmith forges wrought-iron pans at a mill more than 500 years old

53-year-old German hammersmith took over the mill from his predecessor two years ago

Published: September 27, 2023 12:40 Compiled by Nathaniel Lacsina, Senior Web Editor and with inputs from AP

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Germany_Hammersmith_Photo_Gallery_32391--34148 — Bad Oberdorf: Andreas Rohrmoser has been forging thousands of wrought-iron pans the old-fashioned way in his centuries-old hammer mill in the Bavarian village of Bad Oberdorf near the Austria border. Image Credit: AP

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Germany_Hammersmith_Photo_Gallery_67086--06e4e — The 53-year-old German hammersmith took over the mill from his predecessor two years ago but had been working there for 15 years already. Image Credit: AP

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Germany_Hammersmith_Photo_Gallery_30608--b01f5 — The red-roofed mill itself, nestled in a valley in the foothills of the Alps, is more than 500 years old, he said in an interview on Monday. Image Credit: AP

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Germany_Hammersmith_Photo_Gallery_36732--f6769 — It sits on a canal of the Ostrach river that was built centuries ago specifically to power the mill. Image Credit: AP

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Germany_Hammersmith_Photo_Gallery_67334--42b9f — The canal’s water power, channeled through a mill wheel, drives a gigantic hammer inside the building punching down on the anvil. There, in his blacksmith shop, Rohrmoser flattens and shapes his famous skillets. Image Credit: AP

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Germany_Hammersmith_Photo_Gallery_37093--d3fca — “The secret of my pans is that they don’t have any kind of coating and therefore you can heat them to a much higher temperature than most other industrially made pans,” Rohrmoser said. Image Credit: AP

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Germany_Hammersmith_Photo_Gallery_60613--39790 — Rohrmoser also used to make horseshoes in the past, but the demand for his skillets has been so strong that he only focuses on them now. Image Credit: AP

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Germany_Hammersmith_Photo_Gallery_61070--b932e — His pans come in different sizes and cost from about $50 to $100. Image Credit: AP

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Germany_Hammersmith_Photo_Gallery_62111--49968 — Among the many dishes he recommends making with his skillets are Bavarian Kaiserschmarrn pancakes, steak and home-fried potatoes. Image Credit: AP

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Germany_Hammersmith_Photo_Gallery_99171--388c5 — “The strong heat will make the different dishes — like the fried potatoes — so much crunchier and better,” he said. Image Credit: AP

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