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I bought a cheapy the other day and plan on grinding down the inside to smooth it out as it seems most of the reasonably priced new ones, including Lodge, are very gritty.I'll be using pretty much this process.
Oh, and I discovered a crack in my 10" Wagner today when I went to cook dinner It was a dang fine pan too, best of my collection for sure.
Don't spend $200 on a smithy's. Look on Ebay. Fine old cast iron. Make sure it says flat bottom. You'll get 2 or 3 good quality, OLD cast iron pans for the cost of a Smithy's if you're patient and buy good deals
Quote from: DoubleJ on February 24, 2018, 10:24:51 PMDon't spend $200 on a smithy's. Look on Ebay. Fine old cast iron. Make sure it says flat bottom. You'll get 2 or 3 good quality, OLD cast iron pans for the cost of a Smithy's if you're patient and buy good dealsI get where you are going with this, but no one ever puts very good photos of the inside of the pan up. They all put close up photos of the outside... like I care what the outside looks like.
Quote from: DoubleJ on February 24, 2018, 10:24:51 PMDon't spend $200 on a smithy's. Look on Ebay. Fine old cast iron. Make sure it says flat bottom. You'll get 2 or 3 good quality, OLD cast iron pans for the cost of a Smithy's if you're patient and buy good dealsScored two yesterday at goodwill for 12 dollars! One is a #5 that as smooth as glass. The other is what appears to be a Crape pan. Very low profile. Fairly rough finish,so I spent about a half hour with some 80 grit sand paper. I think it's gunna be a great pan!