I find that the best place to get a cast iron frying pans are at year
sales...they are cheap, still in excellent condition (as people are going to
non-stick pans) and the are already conditioned. Otherwise remember that
when you do purchase a brand new frying pan to also purchase mineral oil to
condition the pan.


"mike" > wrote in message
. ..
> hello,
>
> lately when i look at our non-stick pans/skillets i notice where some of
> the finish is scraped and scratched. somehow it must be getting in the
> food.
>
> thinking of going back to cast iron. the prices are all over the place. i
> saw a 3 piece skillet set by ol'martha stewart for $16 at k-mart and a
> single 11" cast iron skillet for over $100 at a cooking specialty store.
>
> is cast iron "cast iron," if you know what i'm trying to ask? are there
> vaying degrees of quality? anyone here use martha's cast iron stuff?
>
> thanks,
>
> mike
>