sf wrote:

> On Sat, 04 Sep 2004 23:59:05 -0400, "Bob (this one)"
> > wrote:
>
>> > As I said before, my kitchen cast iron pans have been through the
>> > oven cleaning cycle with no problem,
>>
>> Yes, and...
>
> still in use, unlike your "Lodge" skillets.

This is astonishing. What do you want? Shall I say your ideas about
cast iron are infinitely superior to mine? Shall I say that your
infallible understanding far exceeds anything I've ever been able to
see? Your brilliance borders on, um, brilliant? I only say this
because you seem to know what has become of my "Lodge" skillets. I
really like those "quotes" around "Lodge" as though they imply some
flaw or something.

We used skillets. Some warped and some cracked. Most did just fine. We
used *hundreds* of skillets over the years. You've used what, four?

I'm sure you must be very proud of your skillets. They braved the
fierce heat of the oven to press on for truth, beauty, motherhood and
corn bread. Never deterred from their appointed rounds and striding
purposefully into the future in spite of your bizarre treatment of
them. Clinging to their mission to cook and provide for the masses. A
part of the family to be cherished and stuck in a very hot oven for
some strange reason.

<patriotic music up and out>

Pastorio