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Mike H > wrote:

> "mike" > wrote in
> :
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> > 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?
>
> Defintly varying degrees of quality. I forget where i was but they had a 3
> pan set, I think it was 12", 10" and 8" and I could lift the whole box with
> one hand with out even trying, that was definitly worthless CI.
>
> Wal-Mart has pretty good prices on Lodge pans, I got an Enameled Cast Iron
> Dutch oven at Target for about $40.

Not so fast... Lighter weight CI does not mean it's worthless!
My Griswolds are quite a bit lighter in weight than Lodge.

It's one of the many things I like about them. :-)
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