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OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
> In article 0>,
> Mike H > wrote:
>
>> OmManiPadmeOmelet > wrote in news:Omelet-
>> :
>>
>>>> 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...


Every time you say "Griswold" I think of those Chevy Chase "vacation"
movies... stop that! (laughing)

Jill