My mother had 3 or 4 cast iron skillets, of varying sizes. She always used the same two skillets to fry chicken and she made the best chicken ever. One of the other girls got those skillets when Mom and Dad passed away, but they're still in the family. One of the skillets was purchased by my grandfather for my mother -- the skillet survived a house fire that totally destroyed the house, but my grandfather dug the skillet out of the ashes. I daresay that was one of the best-seasoned iron skillets I've ever seen!
Jeanette