max223•12d ago

I finally learned why my grandpa's cast iron pan outlasts my new one

Last weekend I dug out my grandpa's old #8 skillet from 1962 and compared it to the one I bought three years ago. The old one has worn down edges but the cooking surface is glass smooth, mine already has a rough patch in the middle. I read up on it and found out they used to machine-polish the interiors back then, now they leave them pebbled to save a step. Anyone else notice modern cast iron just doesn't break in the same way, or am I missing something?

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roberts.leo9d ago

My grandma's pans are so old they predate the nonstick era entirely, she cooked everything in bacon grease.

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