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Great article, just one thing I don't quite understand: vintage vs modern cast iron pans. I get his point about the older ones having smooth(er) finish due to
by fireattack 6y ago
Great article, just one thing I don't quite understand: vintage vs modern cast iron pans.
I get his point about the older ones having smooth(er) finish due to production methods change, but what stops SOME modern manufacturers to do the same? Surely for a community that is essentially a cult, there should be enough people buying it to worth the additional manufacturing cost?
- war1025 6y ago> what stops SOME modern manufacturers to do the same? I believe there are manufacturers filling that niche now. Field [0] is one that I'm aware of. I think there are four or five others. [0] https://fieldcompany.com/ https://fieldcompany.com/
- xKingfisher 6y agoButterpat Industries is another. I have one of their pans and it's excellent.
- wyclif 6y agoNow that you mention it (and I hope everybody sees this, but they probably won't since I'm late to this discussion), Field has what I think is the best advice I've seen on how to season cast iron cookware: https://fieldcompany.com/pages/how-to-season-cast-iron-pan-skillet https://fieldcompany.com/pages/how-to-season-cast-iron-pan-s... Oven seasoning instructions: https://fieldcompany.com/pages/how-to-season-cast-iron-pan-skillet-instructions https://fieldcompany.com/pages/how-to-season-cast-iron-pan-s... How to care for cast iron cookware: https://fieldcompany.com/pages/how-to-clean-maintain-cast-iron-pan-skillet https://fieldcompany.com/pages/how-to-clean-maintain-cast-ir...
- cbsmith 6y agoTurns out, there are some: https://www.foodandwine.com/lifestyle/kitchen/the-real-reason-why-cast-iron-isnt-as-smooth-as-it-used-to-be https://www.foodandwine.com/lifestyle/kitchen/the-real-reaso...
- foobarian 6y agoThere are, as others pointed out, but they are a lot more expensive. I used an angle grinder with a sanding disc on my cheap Lodge to get a similar effect.