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renlo on Aug 13, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Cast iron leet

Aren’t cast iron skillets usually made heavier though? Ie, sure heat capacity is similar per kg but if one is almost always 2-3x heavier than the other then it’s going to retain more heat

jasonwatkinspdx on Aug 13, 2022 [–]

But see, noting that banal fact would get in the way of their very impressive nerd sniping...

That said, if you do a lot of baking a nice thick sheet of steel is definitely the tool.

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