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Cast Iron Conundrum... (Smooth vs. Rough surface)

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  • pgprescott
    pgprescott Posts: 14,544
    My mom passed a couple years ago. @YukonRon was right about you. Such class!
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  • tarheelmatt
    tarheelmatt Posts: 9,867
    What? 

    @YukonRon is a heck of man and one I respect.  He's right on the money with about anything.  


    Not sure what someone's late mother has to do with that though Pete.  No one said anything about that.  
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  • pgprescott
    pgprescott Posts: 14,544
    tarheelmatt said:
    What? 

    @YukonRon is a heck of man and one I respect.  He's right on the money with about anything.  


    Not sure what someone's late mother has to do with that though Pete.  No one said anything about that.  
    Read again chihuahua boy. Oh wait, he deleted it because even he was embarrassed. I actually respect that. It can happen to any of us. 

    Man is he right. Classs like I couldn’t even imagine. Just class, class, class.

    Ron, I’m sure is a great guy. 
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  • DoubleEgger
    DoubleEgger Posts: 19,140
    You decided to jump in the ring Pete. Don’t whine when you get whacked with a folding chair. 
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  • KiterTodd
    KiterTodd Posts: 2,466
    Yup, maybe I meant heat retention.  It seems (to me) that there are much less hot spots when I'm cooking with my cast iron (enamaled or not) than my lighter pans of Aluminum or SS.  Not to get into the science of it, I believe what you guys wrote.

    When I'm cooking on a large CI pan, I put it on the stove at low heat while I'm prepping the other food.  Then I turn up the heat when I'm ready to cook.  Seems to work very well.

    I'd pay $100 for a smooth cooking surface CI to save me from pulling out tools and grinders I may not have.  I don't think I'll be buying a $300 skillet though.  for that money, I could buy me some top shelf eggseccories!

    Good discussion!  (well, most of it anyway ;) )   Thanks.
    LBGE/Maryland
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  • tarheelmatt
    tarheelmatt Posts: 9,867
    Still don't understand your pity party Pete.  

    May I suggest? 
    maxi pad GIF by AwesomenessTV
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  • DoubleEgger
    DoubleEgger Posts: 19,140
    @KiterTodd you’ll be hard pressed to find anything more versatile than a #10 Griswold/Wag etc. There’s just no substitute for quality vintage iron. 
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  • pgprescott
    pgprescott Posts: 14,544
    tarheelmatt said:
    Still don't understand your pity party Pete.  

    May I suggest? 
    maxi pad GIF by AwesomenessTV
    You chihuahuas are just like thirteen year old girls. LOL! You’ll see soon enough. You got a little one. 
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  • pgprescott
    pgprescott Posts: 14,544

    DoubleEgger said:
    You decided to jump in the ring Pete. Don’t whine when you get whacked with a folding chair. 
    I don’t really think it’s a big deal Boss. I’m just amusing myself with the bantering. Whooooo!
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  • pgprescott
    pgprescott Posts: 14,544

    DoubleEgger said:
    You decided to jump in the ring Pete. Don’t whine when you get whacked with a folding chair. 
    There had been no whining for the record. I merely  hold up a mirror for you to view yourselves. 
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  • tarheelmatt
    tarheelmatt Posts: 9,867
    pgprescott said:
    tarheelmatt said:
    Still don't understand your pity party Pete.  

    May I suggest? 
    maxi pad GIF by AwesomenessTV
    You chihuahuas are just like thirteen year old girls. LOL! You’ll see soon enough. You got a little one. 
    Haha.. You jump in here Pete, take some swings, get beeatch slapped a little, and now it's woe is me.  Like a text book with you guys.  

    Don't worry Pete, I'll raise my little girl to have a back bone and not be a little beeatch when the going gets tough.  

    Carry on.  

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  • pgprescott
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    tarheelmatt said:
    pgprescott said:
    tarheelmatt said:
    Still don't understand your pity party Pete.  

    May I suggest? 
    maxi pad GIF by AwesomenessTV
    You chihuahuas are just like thirteen year old girls. LOL! You’ll see soon enough. You got a little one. 
    Haha.. You jump in here Pete, take some swings, get beeatch slapped a little, and now it's woe is me.  Like a text book with you guys.  

    Don't worry Pete, I'll raise my little girl to have a back bone and not be a little beeatch when the going gets tough.  

    Carry on.  

    Huh? **** slapped. “Whoa is me” Me thinks not. Although if you were to slap it would likely be a **** slap. I just point out who you are, you all do most of the work for me. Just like Popeye, you are who you are. 
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  • tarheelmatt
    tarheelmatt Posts: 9,867
    bye felicia **** boy GIF
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  • nolaegghead
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOnTZipv03M
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    I love lamp..
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  • pgprescott
    pgprescott Posts: 14,544
    tarheelmatt said:
    pgprescott said:
    tarheelmatt said:
    Still don't understand your pity party Pete.  

    May I suggest? 
    maxi pad GIF by AwesomenessTV
    You chihuahuas are just like thirteen year old girls. LOL! You’ll see soon enough. You got a little one. 
    Haha.. You jump in here Pete, take some swings, get beeatch slapped a little, and now it's woe is me.  Like a text book with you guys.  

    Don't worry Pete, I'll raise my little girl to have a back bone and not be a little beeatch when the going gets tough.  

    Carry on.  

    I hope so. Girls are a lot meaner than boys. I was lucky, but I know a lot of people aren’t so much lucky with the drama. You’ll see it’s just like you and your buddies. You’ll see. 
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  • cazzy
    cazzy Posts: 9,136
    Who needs gym flow when you can come and read this gold mid-week.  Thanks for the entertainment, girls! 
    Just a hack that makes some $hitty BBQ....
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  • HeavyG
    HeavyG Posts: 10,380
    edited December 2017
    KiterTodd said:
    Yup, maybe I meant heat retention.  It seems (to me) that there are much less hot spots when I'm cooking with my cast iron (enamaled or not) than my lighter pans of Aluminum or SS.  Not to get into the science of it, I believe what you guys wrote.

    When I'm cooking on a large CI pan, I put it on the stove at low heat while I'm prepping the other food.  Then I turn up the heat when I'm ready to cook.  Seems to work very well.

    I'd pay $100 for a smooth cooking surface CI to save me from pulling out tools and grinders I may not have.  I don't think I'll be buying a $300 skillet though.  for that money, I could buy me some top shelf eggseccories!

    Good discussion!  (well, most of it anyway ;) )   Thanks.
    Back to skillets while the children are playing. :)

    Another good skillet in the <$100 sector you might want to consider is the Stargazer - http://www.stargazercastiron.com/products/skt-105/

    Nice and smooth and it has a great handle. I really like a good handle and none of the vintage stuff I've used, and most of the newer stuff, have handles that make me smile.

    Of the four skillets I've bought in the past year or so from the "boutique" US makers - Stargazer, Field, Finex, Marquette - the Stargazer is my favorite.

    You can likely find a decent vintage piece that has been properly cleaned and seasoned for less than a Benjamin but if you want to buy something from one of the new folks in town a Stargazer gets my nod.

    That said, I use my carbon steel pans far more often so maybe you should consider that fork in the road. :)

    “Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.” ― Philip K. Diçk




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  • tarheelmatt
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    cazzy said:
    Who needs gym flow when you can come and read this gold mid-week.  Thanks for the entertainment, girls! 
    Leave it to the cornfield trio to get things popping!  


    Heavy, simmer down, men are talking.  
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  • pgprescott
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    tarheelmatt said:
    cazzy said:
    Who needs gym flow when you can come and read this gold mid-week.  Thanks for the entertainment, girls! 
    Leave it to the cornfield trio to get things popping!  


    Heavy, simmer down, men are talking.  
    It funny how you see things one sided. Huh? Durp der duh 
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  • tarheelmatt
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    It's funny that you don't see any sides Pete.  Mike said nothing out of the way, but low and behold, the cornfield trio had to say something to start something, and now the woe is me starts to come from you and your bunch.  
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  • pgprescott
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    Yip yip yip yip. Lol. I guess chihuahuas can’t read neither. Get em boy! Yip yip. ^^^^^^
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  • tarheelmatt
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    @KiterTodd I do apologize your thread got dismantled based on a comment from a hack and the cornfield duo.  I will not comment any longer.  
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  • KiterTodd
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    HeavyG said:
    ...

    Another good skillet in the <$100 sector you might want to consider is the Stargazer - http://www.stargazercastiron.com/products/skt-105/

    Nice and smooth and it has a great handle. I really like a good handle and none of the vintage stuff I've used, and most of the newer stuff, have handles that make me smile.

    Of the four skillets I've bought in the past year or so from the "boutique" US makers - Stargazer, Field, Finex, Marquette - the Stargazer is my favorite.

    ...

    That looks like a fantastic skillet for a great price!

    I was hoping they made more sizes/products, but there's just the one for now.

    Heck, they even take PayPal.  I'm trying to think of a reason not to buy another cast iron pan...   =)

    Hmmmmmmmm.
    LBGE/Maryland
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  • blasting
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    Phoenix 
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  • lousubcap
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    @blasting- moving well into LEO, that's a great post.  Reminds of the WDIB contest...
    Who's Di-K Is Bigger routine hard-flex exercises that frequently happen here  ;)  And it's only Friday eve.  
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period. CHEETO (aka Agent Orange) makes Nixon look like a saint.  
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  • HeavyG
    HeavyG Posts: 10,380
    KiterTodd said:
    HeavyG said:
    ...

    Another good skillet in the <$100 sector you might want to consider is the Stargazer - http://www.stargazercastiron.com/products/skt-105/

    Nice and smooth and it has a great handle. I really like a good handle and none of the vintage stuff I've used, and most of the newer stuff, have handles that make me smile.

    Of the four skillets I've bought in the past year or so from the "boutique" US makers - Stargazer, Field, Finex, Marquette - the Stargazer is my favorite.

    ...

    That looks like a fantastic skillet for a great price!

    I was hoping they made more sizes/products, but there's just the one for now.

    Heck, they even take PayPal.  I'm trying to think of a reason not to buy another cast iron pan...   =)

    Hmmmmmmmm.
    Resistance is futile.

    Unless your name is Ohm.
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  • Focker
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    edited December 2017
    This has grown wings.  Like kennel up the chihuahuas and pass the peace pipe, letting Chief Yukon tell the Rainbow Crow story time, wings.
    Brandon
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  • Focker
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    tarheelmatt said:
    It's funny that you don't see any sides Pete.  Mike said nothing out of the way, but low and behold, the cornfield trio had to say something to start something, and now the woe is me starts to come from you and your bunch.  
    Maybe JIC can help you learn how to count.
    Don't turtle up on me.

    Brandon
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  • Focker
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    edited December 2017
    pgprescott said:
    Yip yip yip yip. Lol. I guess chihuahuas can’t read neither. Get em boy! Yip yip. ^^^^^^
    My Grandma had one, "Pepe".
    He was a mean little sumbitch, all bark and no bite.
    He would constantly nip at us boys, growl.
    Grandma had a wooden yardstick within arms reach, along with her Hamms can, and if he'd nip...SMACK!
    He'd go running under the chair, and growl, and mean mug us, growl some more.
    Beau(Brother) and I would laugh.  =)
    Brandon
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  • Focker
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    edited December 2017
    KiterTodd said:
    HeavyG said:
    ...

    Another good skillet in the <$100 sector you might want to consider is the Stargazer - http://www.stargazercastiron.com/products/skt-105/

    Nice and smooth and it has a great handle. I really like a good handle and none of the vintage stuff I've used, and most of the newer stuff, have handles that make me smile.

    Of the four skillets I've bought in the past year or so from the "boutique" US makers - Stargazer, Field, Finex, Marquette - the Stargazer is my favorite.

    ...

    That looks like a fantastic skillet for a great price!

    I was hoping they made more sizes/products, but there's just the one for now.

    Heck, they even take PayPal.  I'm trying to think of a reason not to buy another cast iron pan...   =)

    Hmmmmmmmm.
    That is a great skillet for the price.
    Please don't take advice from someone that doesn't have a clue.  Listen to Sweet Debbie, and Heavy.
    Brandon
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