Should I buy Le Creuset or Lodge brand cast iron?
I won’t use anything but Lodge. I live in middle Tennessee and have been to South Pittsburg many times to rummage around in their factory store and I have toured their manufacturing plant as well. They are now producing “preseasoned” cookware that takes the hassle out of oiling it and baking it in the oven to do the original seasoning (no doubt this will satisfy the ready-to-cook attitude of city folks). When you are washing cast iron cookware do not use dish detergent because that is what messes up the seasoned finish, not the cleaning process itself. After you wash it with warm water only, dry it with a dish towel or paper towel and then coat it lightly with cooking spray before you put it up. If you follow this procedure you will never have to reseason it. And don’t worry, this cleaning process will not produce any more harmful bacteria than you have on the fancy French stuff (although I’m sure the French cooks would give it a fancier name than bacteria, lol). Remember, the next tim
