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A community for cast iron cookware. Recipes, care, restoration, identification, etc.

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Newb Questions (self.castiron)

submitted 1 year ago by dohpaz42 to c/castiron

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Hello, I am looking to get myself a cast iron skillet, and I have a couple of questions I'm not finding immediate answers for:

Does it matter what brand of skillet I get? Is there one brand better than another, especially for beginners?
What size should I get? My main interest in CI is to make my own pizzas, but I'll probably expand out from there.
Should I get a set with multiple sizes?

Thanks! Also, am I missing asking anything else? I don't know what I don't know. :)

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[–] nocturne213 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is it not better to sand/grind out the pebble surface than to let it fill in? I just bought a new lodge skillet for my 17 year old son. All of my cast iron has been purchased second hand or inherited so I never had to deal with this.

[–] jeade_en 2 points 1 year ago

Hard to say when you're talking about modern manufacturer's that are still producing. I'm a hard no for any power tools in restoration of antique pieces, but those are old pieces that are not being made anymore. Any power tool that modifies an antique piece is a bit of history that can't be replaced.

But for a basic Lodge, if you feel comfortable enough with the tools and want to go for it, there's probably no real harm there. If you mess it up, you can replace it for not much money.