For you CI nerds out there

[pbe gummi bear]

I loved watching this video from Finex cast iron skillets. It looks well designed and built. Pricey though.

http://youtu.be/xJZl1w0-f2Q

[coldkettle]

They are pretty nice!  He was on Kickstarter about a year ago.  He addressed one of the things I have noticed with new CI...the surface finish quality.  The video make you want to buy...

[jmeier64]

They are on the pricey side, but not much out of line when compared to All Clad professional cookware. I may have to give the smaller skillet a try. Sure is a great looking product.

[Eastex]

Thanks for that link, given what some of the brands charge for the cookware I've been wondering if someone would try to do a higher end machined cast iron piece. Looks like they have.


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[Heyjude]

This is one of the times when you can say, "Yeah, they make stuff like they used to and even better"
I see these as future wedding gifts that get passed down for generations.
Thanks for sharing.

[Lumpy Coal]

Very nice...makes you want one.  Thanks for sharing. 

[MrHoss]

Wow. Good to see stuff being made like this in our day and age.

[mike.stavlund]

This video makes me want to buy more Griswold. 

...but those Finex handles are pretty sweet!

[Lumpy Coal]

I wonder how well you'll be able to both clean the handle and stop the CI inside the handle from rusting.

[Johnpv]

I would imagine you'd have to take them apart every time you clean it. 

It's a cool video, and it's good to see some one still passionate about cast iron.  I'm going to be blunt here when I say, I think his prices are fucking insane.  What makes their skillet cost/worth more than 5x the same size Lodge?  Listen I get quality over something cheap, it's why I have and love my Weber grill.  That quality brings advantages over other companies more cheaply made products.  So what I'm asking is what makes their skillet worth such a high price tag?

[Idahawk]

I might pick one up in 20-30 years at a yard sale

[Bbqmiller]

I may have to try the 8 in skillet. I have 3 12 in skillets. I like the smooth, machined surface. This is similar to the old wagner/Griswold CI.

[mike.stavlund]

John, I understand your skepticism, and shared it right up until the point that I first cooked on a Griswold griddle.  The carefully machined surface is like glass, and far more non-stick than modern Lodge, and a lot nicer than my trusty 20-year old Wagner griddle.  That said, the price of used Griswold is climbing too much for me, so I'm sure I won't be buying the Finex.  But I can sure appreciate why someone would want some of it (and I'll definitely be keeping an eye out for it at yard sales and estate sales). 

[Lumpy Coal]

Not very hard to smooth out a cooking surface on a cast iron pan.  I did notice in the Finex pan that there were grooves in the cooking surface where the edge of the endmill travelled, for that price tag and a lot less I would expect there to be none. 

[coldkettle]

@lumpy coal you are right.  Very right..but that surface beats other currently on the market.