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Default cast iron skillets???

In article 0>,
Mike H > wrote:

> OmManiPadmeOmelet > wrote in news:Omelet-
> :
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> >> I highly doubt 3 of them together are about 1/3rd the weight of a 12"
> >> lodge.
> >>
> >> And in CI heavier is better as it retains heat better.

> >
> > Up to a point.......

>
> And that point is well above the weight of the ones I was talking about, I
> wasn't saying only buy the heaviest CI you can get, just that ultra light
> weight CI is not a good thing, because what makes it good is not existant,
> it's mass.


How light was it? :-)

I'll grant you, my #12 Griswold is lighter than a #12 lodge, but I still
have to use two hands to lift it to pour stuff out of it...
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