Introducing:

The Vaquero Roaster

"Never have I seen finer horsemanship than was there displayed by those whose task it was to pursue the animal and throw the lasso around the head or leg; and as often as most of those present had probably seen the feat performed, great was their enthusiasm when each vaquero brought down his victim."

- Harris Newmark, 1858

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Lean and rugged. Like the Vaqueros of the old west.

Simple, rustic design. Utilitarian construction. Few frills. Built for generational use. Handmade with loving care by rough, weathered hands utilizing methodology that has a history literally thousands of years old.

Steel. Just steel and seasoning and love.

This is YOUR pan.

Handmade for YOU. Handmade for YOUR family.

Handmade by the McMurry family. 

About this Roaster:

Featuring our new low profile handles to make it easier to pack, low profile steel rivets, and the ability to be up-ended and used a a cover for The Vaquero Skillet, this pan was built to work, and to work well.

A new pan!
A great price!
The same great quality!

Lets talk design goals.

My goal here was to create a more affordable pan without sacrificing quality of materials. When it comes to this sort of handmade, the biggest cost is the labor in making it. I distilled the pan design down and simplified things by a huge margin in order to be able to make these at a greater quantity with less variation.

The pan:

By going with a standard pan with this specific shape, we cut the time invested in the pan without having to go with a thinner pan, and are able to make them in greater quantities.

The handle:

I designed these handles to be way faster for me to forge to shape without sacrificing overall feel. Two rivets instead of three, and they aren't hidden, so much much less grinding and prep there, as well. More parts made in a go=less labor. Less labor: less expensive. Of course, less labor also means way less unique look. Simple handles. Simple pan. Not much by way of frills or "pretty". But, still the best pan we can make, just like we do on the more artsy side.

How does this compare to the other pan lines?

The artsy side features complex forgings (especially on the handles) that by their very nature are a "one at a time" sort of thing. This simple flat handle can be made up much faster, and with the help of a press brake, as it starts as simple flat stock, and the rivet boss section isn't as 3 dimensional like the other handles. Again, we going for low labor cost. We can't make the other handle styles that way, as the forgings require the slow, old school process to make them.

The whole design question and challenge with this pan was "How can we make a pan without sacrificing quality of build or materials at a cheaper price point?" The answer to that challenge was in simple, no frills design, which allowed us to simplify everything else. Again, no frills means less time spent, means less labor.

Less labor means less cost, and we pass that savings on to you.