painlessWheel

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   by painlessWheel 5y ago

   No, aluminum retains heat better. As you said cast-iron's thickness is what's doing the heat retention, not the material. https://www.makeitfrom.com/compare/6061-AlMg1SiCu-3.3214-H20... For most day-to-day co
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   by painlessWheel 5y ago

   Aluminum actually has about twice the heat capacity (separate from conductivity) as cast iron.
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   by painlessWheel 5y ago

   > the main benefit of cast-iron cookware is its thick, heat-retaining material The main benefit was that cast-iron could be made before steel was invented, it does not retain heat better than aluminum alloys. Cast-iron pans heat less eve