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Cast Iron Old & New

HeavyG
HeavyG Posts: 10,380
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Interesting article in the NYTimes today about cast iron skillets. Looking at the old and the newer makers that have sprung up in recent years.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/29/dining/cast-iron-skillet-finex-field-company.html?_r=0#oo
“Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.” ― Philip K. Diçk




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  • jimithing
    jimithing Posts: 254
    I'm not sure I could pay $300 for a cast iron skillet but I do like the idea of new players in the cast iron market.  IMO Lodge makes a good product but it could be better.  There's no reason they couldn't make cast iron like it used to be made (lighter and smoother).  It guess it would cost them more in labor and they feel like consumers wouldn't pay for that premium.  I guess I'll keep buying up older Griswold pieces from Ebay.
    XL BGE
    Plano, TX
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  • Focker
    Focker Posts: 8,364
    edited June 2016
    Nice writeup.
    I enjoy a $5 Griswold, and have found my fair share, but I'm looking forward to the $75 Field Co. Skillet coming this Fall.

    The Black Gold at antique stores, estates, yard sales will soon dry up, like barn finds of classic cars.  The new players give people options, and convenience, without sacrificing performance.  

    Why wait to 18?  My 9yo uses his own egg, and has claimed his 5qt Double Dutch.
    Brandon
    Quad Cities
    "If yer gonna denigrate, familiarity with the subject is helpful."

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  • BYS1981
    BYS1981 Posts: 2,533
    We just inherited several cast iron pans from my wife's grandmother - I have to give credit where it is due, CI posts pushed me to get the pans and then we knew we wanted the family pans afterwards. If I hadn't purchased 2 losge pans prior, my wife wouldn't have picked out the CI heirlooms.

    The cast iron pan sets now those are my most used accessories, even more than my thermopop.


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  • HeavyG
    HeavyG Posts: 10,380
    Focker said:
    Nice writeup.
    I enjoy a $5 Griswold, and have found my fair share, but I'm looking forward to the $75 Field Co. Skillet coming this Fall.

    The Black Gold at antique stores, estates, yard sales will soon dry up, like barn finds of classic cars.  The new players give people options, and convenience, without sacrificing performance.  

    Why wait to 18?  My 9yo uses his own egg, and has claimed his 5qt Double Dutch.
    I backed both the Field skillet and the Stargazer skillet. Can't wait to get them.
    “Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.” ― Philip K. Diçk




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