On 18 Jan 2005 01:51:21 GMT, Wayne Boatwright > wrote:
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> As far as I know, Lodge makes the only good one today. It's heavy cast iron.
> Most other hibatchis I've seen are either extremely thin cast iron or sheet
> steel. If I were to buy one, Lodge would be the clear choice.

Thanks for the tip, Wayne. I hadn't really priced them, but
the Lodge one looked pretty darn sturdy when we saw it in the store.
Quite thick cast iron, and they had a small round one as well as a
longer oblong-shaped one. Both are on Lodge's website, IIRC.

http://www.lodgemfg.com

The outlet store was fun to poke around in...tons of skillets and
dutch ovens, of course, but they also had some lovely looking samples
of their enameled cast iron pots. I hadn't seen those widely offered
in cookware stores here, they look neat. We got a griddle pan and a
trivet covered in dark green enamel.

Ariane