It's also very easy to re-season a cast iron pan if you do happen to screw it up somehow (and like you said, it's difficult to really screw it up in the first p

It's also very easy to re-season a cast iron pan if you do happen to screw it up somehow (and like you said, it's difficult to really screw it up in the first place). Oil the pan and stick it in the oven on 450 for a few hours. Re-patina'd!