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Default Porcelain coated iron vs. cast iron skillet

pltrgyst wrote:
> Sheldon wrote:
> >Professional cooks don't use any kind of cast iron cookware, except on
> >TV shows. When professional cooks want that kind of seasoned surface
> >they use carbon steel cookware, never ever cast iron.

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> >.... Cast iron cookware is like a baby step above the
> >stone age, people who use cast iron are really not cooking food,
> >they're abusing food. Compared with modern cookware cast iron is like
> >going to war with a wooden club and a bag of rocks.

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> Cast iron retains heat better than any other material -- and thus
> reaches higher temperatures


Neither statement is true.