I was giddy over this purchase and no one seemed to understand it, except for maybe Josh a little. -But only because he knows how I am, not because he'd get all mooney-eyed from a skillet. It's a bit romantic perhaps, but I wonder about the other women who used this before me. I like old household tools. I like the worn, and handled, and well loved possesions of others. I feel like this is a right of passage almost. Plus, now I can stop burning my pancakes on stainless steel. Oh, I'm so looking forward to plates of eggs, and maybe falafel, and veggie burgers, and grilled cheese, and fried green tomatoes, and fried zucchini, and I bet it will bake coffee cakes too. Anyone get this at all?
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I am totally with you. I've been looking for a used cast-iron skillet for years! If for no other reason than I can't seem to keep any new ones properly seasoned...
This one is great now. I just coated the inside with a generous amount of canola oil, and left it in a 275deg. oven for about an hour, then wiped it out, and it's been perfect. It definitely stuck before that, though.
I love cookware. I am right there with you on the sentimentality of another woman feeding her family for years. I have all of my great aunt's stainless steel pots, they look brand new, but are generations old.
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