A really bad cast iron skillet can be tossed in a fire to burn then scrubbed clean. My grandfather use to do his camping cast iron this way. There isn't much that can damage cast iron. I keep a 6 qt dutch oven on my stove top all the time. I fry in it (no splatter), roast, bake, simmer, and boil in it. I love it.
I use the chainmail scrubber for all my cast iorn and it cleans it right up good as new. If something is really burnt to it, I let water boil in it and then let cook and scrub. Coat it with oil and ready to go.
Lodge makes a new lightweight cast iron now. Called Blacklock.
Last edited by Onebyone; 02-05-2020 at 03:50 PM.