I see these companies come and go selling "NEW" and "Improved" cast iron cookware. Is there anything actually 'NEW' or revolutionary -vs- what Lodge already offers or what you have been able to buy for over 100 years already.
The only thing I've seen lately that seems possibly revolutionary is Lodge's new heat treated rust inhibiting cast iron. Pretty neat trick if they actually work as claimed. :bow:
Different handles, odd shapes, other stuff doesn't really impress me. I'd love to have a skillet shaped like California from the American Skillet Co. but it's expensive and not really practical. I'd love to have a new Finex skillet, because I'm a collector, and I really think they look nice, seem to be made really well. But again, expensive and don't seem any better than any one of the tons of skillets I already have.
I guess my question is, have any of you tried any of these new and improved skillets, was it worth the money, and honestly, did they actually improve upon something that seems to have already been perfected 100 years ago? ....Or are they just different versions of the same exact thing?
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/field-company/the-field-skillet-lighter-smoother-cast-iron
http://www.solidteknics.com/products/
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/596212317/lucky-decade-foundry-cast-iron-12-skillet
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1397735195/stargazer-cast-iron-105-inch-skillet
http://boroughfurnace.com/
http://finexusa.com
http://bluebonnetcookware.com
The only thing I've seen lately that seems possibly revolutionary is Lodge's new heat treated rust inhibiting cast iron. Pretty neat trick if they actually work as claimed. :bow:
Different handles, odd shapes, other stuff doesn't really impress me. I'd love to have a skillet shaped like California from the American Skillet Co. but it's expensive and not really practical. I'd love to have a new Finex skillet, because I'm a collector, and I really think they look nice, seem to be made really well. But again, expensive and don't seem any better than any one of the tons of skillets I already have.
I guess my question is, have any of you tried any of these new and improved skillets, was it worth the money, and honestly, did they actually improve upon something that seems to have already been perfected 100 years ago? ....Or are they just different versions of the same exact thing?