Blaze (he/him) to [email protected]English • 6 hours agoWhat are "buy it for life" items made in the USA?message-square38fedilinkarrow-up132arrow-down11
arrow-up131arrow-down1message-squareWhat are "buy it for life" items made in the USA?Blaze (he/him) to [email protected]English • 6 hours agomessage-square38fedilink
minus-square@lemmy_outta_herelinkEnglish16•5 hours agoLodge cast iron cookware. my pan is 20+ years old and literally better than new.
minus-squareDrusaslinkfedilink11•5 hours agoLodge is pretty good, but the best cast iron is the old stuff. Most of mine has come from thrift shops.
minus-square@Blue_MorpholinkEnglish6•5 hours agoYes. I had a pan for almost 20 years and it was never great. In desperation I sanded it smooth. Turns out that was the problem. New pans aren’t sanded as part of their manufacturing.
minus-squaresnooggumslinkEnglish1•47 minutes agoI fucked up the seasoning on a newer lodge and just sanded it down with 80 then 120 sandpaper then seasoned from scratch. It is now as smooth as any older pan I’ve found.
minus-squareProdigalFroglinkfedilinkEnglish3•edit-24 hours agoI’ve seen some available that are polished smooth from the factory, but I think they’re made in China. Quality seems good though.
Lodge cast iron cookware. my pan is 20+ years old and literally better than new.
Lodge is pretty good, but the best cast iron is the old stuff. Most of mine has come from thrift shops.
Yes. I had a pan for almost 20 years and it was never great. In desperation I sanded it smooth.
Turns out that was the problem. New pans aren’t sanded as part of their manufacturing.
I fucked up the seasoning on a newer lodge and just sanded it down with 80 then 120 sandpaper then seasoned from scratch. It is now as smooth as any older pan I’ve found.
I’ve seen some available that are polished smooth from the factory, but I think they’re made in China. Quality seems good though.