Originally Posted by Irishguy
All the new Lodge stuff looks like the next picture you posted... Like a pebble finish which is crap for cooking.
The best bet if you can't find a finished vintage skillet is to buy a new Lodge or a cheap used skillet and take a grinder and finish it yourself and then re-season it.


the 2nd pic/skillet actually has a smooth finish; it's just pitted ... regarding new iron, below is a new Lodge Pro-Logic 12" skillet that i stripped the factory seasoning on, hit it with a stainless steel wire brush (using a drill; i do not grind iron i restore) to remove the pebbling you're referring to, and seasoned back up with Crisco ... i traded it for a vintage Lodge DO my GF had & was not using ... this new Lodge skillet cooks "as it is supposed to" now ...

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Last edited by BamaGuitarDude; 01/09/20 10:05 AM.

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