I have my mom's cast iron skillet. It was not the one she used when I was a kid - that one got too heavy for her to use and so she got a smaller one when it was just the two of them. That one is so heavy I don't use it very often but make sure I clean it every time I use it. I thought I was ruining it because someone told me they need to be cured and just keep using them after rinsing them out with water, but it just didn't sit well with me.