Blaze (he/him)@feddit.org to AskUSA@discuss.onlineEnglish · 4 days agoWhat are "buy it for life" items made in the USA?message-squaremessage-square51fedilinkarrow-up151arrow-down12
arrow-up149arrow-down1message-squareWhat are "buy it for life" items made in the USA?Blaze (he/him)@feddit.org to AskUSA@discuss.onlineEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square51fedilink
minus-squareDrusas@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down1·4 days agoLodge is pretty good, but the best cast iron is the old stuff. Most of mine has come from thrift shops.
minus-squareBlue_Morpho@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·4 days agoYes. I had a pan for almost 20 years and it was never great. In desperation I sanded it smooth. Turns out that was the problem. New pans aren’t sanded as part of their manufacturing.
minus-squaresnooggums@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 days agoI fucked up the seasoning on a newer lodge and just sanded it down with 80 then 120 sandpaper then seasoned from scratch. It is now as smooth as any older pan I’ve found.
minus-squareProdigalFrog@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-24 days agoI’ve seen some available that are polished smooth from the factory, but I think they’re made in China. Quality seems good though.
Lodge is pretty good, but the best cast iron is the old stuff. Most of mine has come from thrift shops.
Yes. I had a pan for almost 20 years and it was never great. In desperation I sanded it smooth.
Turns out that was the problem. New pans aren’t sanded as part of their manufacturing.
I fucked up the seasoning on a newer lodge and just sanded it down with 80 then 120 sandpaper then seasoned from scratch. It is now as smooth as any older pan I’ve found.
I’ve seen some available that are polished smooth from the factory, but I think they’re made in China. Quality seems good though.