Blog spam for cast iron cookware periodically appears here and on other forums. Following you will encounter (if you continue here) a seemingly-endless thread of posts from people claiming to have "no problem" with their cast-iron cookware (e.g., "Just rustled up a dozen eggs for my family using my granny's cast-iron skillet from Custer's cooking wagon at Little Big Horn. Wipes clean with a washrag!"). Best to ignore them. This posting pattern will repeat about twice each year.

Buy a cheap teflon skillet at your local store. When it becomes worn and no longer operates flawlessly then buy a new one. Never pay $17 for 17 oz. of "flaxseed oil" that becomes rancid two months later. Save hours of time cooking and cleaning!

Best of all, avoid buying a cast-iron boat anchor that you will endlessly try to "season". "Try" is all you'll do, b/c nobody knows really what a "properly seasoned* cast-iron pan is (i.e., there is no science here, folks). If you own cast-iron cookware, throw it away and move into the 21st century: get teflon pans.

Cast-iron cookware is a sucker's purchase suitable for only one scenario: old cowboy movies depicting cattle drives.