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Originally Posted by oats

thanks, I'll look into it. any brands you'd recommend?

for getting started, you can't go wrong with the price/performance of lodge:

http://www.amazon.com/Lodge-Kitchen-...F8&node=297572

i have both a 12 and a 15. read up on seasoning and all that here:

http://sherylcanter.com/wordpress/20...ing-cast-iron/

once you become comfortable, start looking at flea markets and such for a legit old one that's got a couple decades of use on it :)