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Lodge's factory finish and seasoning is absolute garbage.
We're officially in every conversation about cast iron ever.
A cast iron can rarely not be improved with another layer of seasoning imo.
I've got some older Lodges and they seem to be holding up well. Is this a result of yet more enshittification?
By absolute garbage they meant water droplets don't ricochet off at 180° into your face.
🤣 Yea, that does sound like what they expect.
I hate lodges factory finish it's too bumpy. I take a sander to a new one and get it slick and then season.
They don't machine cast iron anymore due to cost.
Older machined pans have a smoother surface
I thought I was nuts for wanting to do this. My legacy cast iron is smoooooth.
Dunno, I got mine about 2 years ago and it's been perfect.