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Cast Iron

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A community for cast iron cookware. Recipes, care, restoration, identification, etc.

Rules: Be helpful when you can, be respectful always, and keep cooking bacon.

More rules may come as the community grows, but for now, I'll remove spam or anything obviously mean-spirited, and leave it at that.

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[–] Gork@sopuli.xyz 8 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I've got some older Lodges and they seem to be holding up well. Is this a result of yet more enshittification?

[–] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

By absolute garbage they meant water droplets don't ricochet off at 180° into your face.

[–] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

🤣 Yea, that does sound like what they expect.

[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I hate lodges factory finish it's too bumpy. I take a sander to a new one and get it slick and then season.

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago

I thought I was nuts for wanting to do this. My legacy cast iron is smoooooth.

[–] tempest@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 days ago

They don't machine cast iron anymore due to cost.

Older machined pans have a smoother surface

[–] hendu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 days ago

Dunno, I got mine about 2 years ago and it's been perfect.