nobody but us chickens > wrote:

> Which is preferable: pre-seasoned or original finish? I've got
> a $25 Amazon rewards certificate to use & since most of the
> Lodge cast iron is free super saving shipping.... Just trying to
> decide what to get, I've got a big frying pan already. When I
> lived at home my mother had a griddle pan that I used quite
> often & also a smallish frying pan that we always used for
> corn bread.
> Thanks

The "seasoning" on my pre-seasoned pan was rough and wore off, only
to be replaced with my own seasoning. Get the unseasoned, IMO.

=sw