On Mon 17 Jan 2005 07:22:12p, Ariane Jenkins tittered and giggled, and
giggled and tittered, and finally blurted out...

> On 18 Jan 2005 01:51:21 GMT, Wayne Boatwright > wrote:
>>
>> 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

I didn't know the Lodge had an Outlet store, Ariane. Where is it located?
I have several pieces of Lodge cast iron...the old original style. A dutch
oven and chicken fryer were inherited from my grandmother and are very
well-seasoned. I bought a griddle a few years ago and have since managed
to season it well. I have a huge assortment of Le Creuset cookware, but I
would still be interested in how Lodge's enameled pieces compare. They're
good looking, to be sure.

If I thought I'd use it a lot, I'd probably buy one of Lodge hibatchis, but
I'm a slave to my gas grill! :-) I'd probably only use it if we were
cooking away from home.

Cheers,
Wayne