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I recently got a pan like this: http://www.kohls.com/product/prd-1305988/country-cabin-10-in-cast-iron-skillet.jsp http://www.kohls.com/product/prd-1305988/coun
by foobarian 12y ago
I recently got a pan like this: http://www.kohls.com/product/prd-1305988/country-cabin-10-in-cast-iron-skillet.jsp http://www.kohls.com/product/prd-1305988/country-cabin-10-in... which turned out to be super-coarse. I ended up polishing it with an angle grinder and fine sandpaper, then seasoning the resulting smooth surface.
I haven't seen more high end antique pans first hand, but my understanding is that they were factory-polished, and that this step is somewhat costly.
- bos 12y agoModern pans are cast in sand because it's cheap. The manufacturing method changed about 60 years ago from a more precise mould (that happened to cost more, but gave a smoother finish).
- mikepurvis 12y agoI've wondered about the angle grinder thing. It surprises me that isn't given more often as a solution to the sand casted pan issue.