Lodge Dutch Oven

[necchi]

Wow, 6yrs and 10 months

 

[Brokennock]

Wow, 6yrs and 10 months

Unbelievable huh?
Do people really think someone has been waiting their illuminating answer for almost 7 years?

 

[smoothshooter]

For what it's worth.....
Lodge makes a great product and likley needs no modification
The lack of smoothness is actually an advantage and not a disadvantage.
99% of the time if food sticks it is becuase the item was
1. improperly seasoned
2. improperly cleaned
3. used improperly for the item being cooked.

Just some examples:

Some oils will produce a gummy varnish like residue on the pan making food stick.

Soap will remove the seasoning.

To high or to low of heat can cause food to stick, depending on what your cooking.

May be over-cautious, but I am always a little leery of buying used cast iron cookware. You never know if someone in the past has been melting lead in them to make sinkers or something.

 

[Kansas Jake]

You can buy test kits to check fairly cheap.