/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>11580605
>Or maybe its just shit compared to non-stick, hence why non-stick coatings have essentially completely replaced it in the home market.
lmao, no, it's because to make good cast iron is somewhat expensive compared to cheap non-stick coatings.

You either need to buy vintage cast iron, expensive new cast iron, or cheap cast iron that you sand down yourself and reseason.

$20 says the only cast iron you have experience with is modern Lodge or similar low quality garbage with a rough exterior since they aren't sanded at the factory like cast iron was in the past.


Now you don't NEED a smooth cooking surface to make it non-stick, but it helps.