Eh, if you’re talking about functionality, whatever piece of cast iron you get is going to be fine. Modern cast iron, they don’t mill the cooking surface flat like they used to, but that doesn’t affect anything really. I personally prefer the milled surface because I get a better feel with the stainless spatula, but it’s totally a personal preference thing.
Main thing you want is something that has enough mass to be able to stand up to high heat without warping. There were a couple of companies in the 20s and 30s making stamped steel pans that look like vintage cast iron the the uninitiated, and they are all warped basically beyond use, rusty, and not restorable like cast is. Good for decoration and nothing else.
God they don’t make them like that anymore
Eh, if you’re talking about functionality, whatever piece of cast iron you get is going to be fine. Modern cast iron, they don’t mill the cooking surface flat like they used to, but that doesn’t affect anything really. I personally prefer the milled surface because I get a better feel with the stainless spatula, but it’s totally a personal preference thing.
Main thing you want is something that has enough mass to be able to stand up to high heat without warping. There were a couple of companies in the 20s and 30s making stamped steel pans that look like vintage cast iron the the uninitiated, and they are all warped basically beyond use, rusty, and not restorable like cast is. Good for decoration and nothing else.