Future Cast Iron Cookware


Besides the texture of the surface, pay attention to the color. A good quality cast iron pan will be uniformly gray with no pale or dark blotches, speckles or shadows. The color should be the same inside and outside of the pan. Turn it over and look at it from different angles. If the color varies, it means that the metal wasn't heated evenly and could break or warp.

Don't buy a cast iron pan or pot with wooden handles. They won't last through the oven, campfire and stovetop, and you'll wind up with a useless pan no matter how good the cast iron quality.

The bottom of a frying pan or kettle should be smooth and without ridges to conduct the heat evenly. This is especially important if you're going to use it on a smooth cooking suface such as an electric range or wood cookstove.

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