On Sat, 12 Mar 2005 01:24:42 -0600, Katra
> wrote:

>In article >,
> "cowboy" <cacheoverflow@yahooDOTcom> wrote:
>
>> >
>> > Good luck! :-)
>> > I can empathize paying a high price for a good pan.
>> > My antique Griswold cast iron's sure were not cheap....
>> > --
>> > K.
>>
>>
>> are they better than my Lodge?
>>
>> PS - Lodge has a new line that are much more ergonomic that I just got
>>
>>
>
><lol> There have been _lots_ of threads here about people's favorite
>cast iron. ;-) Lots of Lodge lovers and even more antique lovers of
>Griswold and one other I can't think of off the top of my head.
>
>The thing about the old Griswolds is that the inner surface is MUCH
>smoother than Lodge so it's easier to season and keep non-stick.

Old Wagners and Griswolds have surface ground inside bottoms. I don't
know if Lodge also did that or even if Lodge is also an old company.

New ones had smooth bottoms into the early 1980s. I don't know just
when they stopped.


Rodney Myrvaagnes NYC


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