That was good. Thanks.Figured you guys might appreciate this one...
I picked up a Lodge 12" skillet super-cheap recently and it's very rough. I'm used to my smooth Wagner-ware and Findlay/Smarts cast iron so I'm seriously considering grinding it down.
See what I mean? Which one of you is the 9, and which is the .45?I though that I read somewhere the roughness was on purpose, maybe to help with seasoning of the pan. I bought my mother in law a Lodge for Christmas that was really rough, But it seasoned better and faster than my smooth Lodge pan.
Sorta, kinda. The roughness is there for a purpose and that is to hold the carbon build up to the bottom of the skillet. After time it forms a solid carbon surface that almost nothing will stick to, but to get it to stick to the skillet or pan thick enough the surface has to be rough.I though that I read somewhere the roughness was on purpose, maybe to help with seasoning of the pan. I bought my mother in law a Lodge for Christmas that was really rough, But it seasoned better and faster than my smooth Lodge pan.
Yes, it is on purpose... It's a cost saving measure.I though that I read somewhere the roughness was on purpose...
At best that would be an adjunct to the reason I stated. The carbon is not thin enough to sink into the pores of the cast iron as a result it needs some to grip to develop that carbon based not stick surface, with out it will randomly stick at best, come off quite easily and not lead to a uniform smooth surface. The carbon has to depend upon a cohesive attraction as it has little adhesive properties on its own.Yes, it is on purpose... It's a cost saving measure.
If you see the retail price on the ones that come smooth, you'll be happy to smooth out a Lodge yourself.
I try and keep the wife away from my good pans. I tell her to buy her own set and ruin them
If you want new and smooth you have to pay....these are around $275 a piece but one day I will buy a set and keep them out in my work shop and cook on my gas burner where the wife cant see what I am using
I try and keep the wife away from my good pans. I tell her to buy her own set and ruin them
agree 100%
Wow! The Man Cave has been resurrected.I don't think there is anything better than cast iron cookware. Absolutely bulletproof. And even wife proof!