dont look a gift horse in the mouth

[CASHCOW]

Got a set of "gourmet cast iron cookware" for Christmas. Not necessarily the ones we would have bought but hey.... it was a gift. Now I need to know: the inside of the dutch oven is ROUGH. I mean really rough in places. Do we need to worry about this roughness? Mike is wanting to GRIND or Sand it down......lol..... you know men.. Get out the big tools.... I dont think it is bad enough that things will stick to it after we season it. but wanted to get some opinions.

[rbeemer]

Got a set of "gourmet cast iron cookware" for Christmas. Not necessarily the ones we would have bought but hey.... it was a gift. Now I need to know: the inside of the dutch oven is ROUGH. I mean really rough in places. Do we need to worry about this roughness? Mike is wanting to GRIND or Sand it down......lol..... you know men.. Get out the big tools.... I dont think it is bad enough that things will stick to it after we season it. but wanted to get some opinions.

After seasonining it a couple of times or cooking meats in it the roughness should lessen. I would not worry about and enjoy using the cast iron.

[starleen2]

I too got a set CI cookware for a gift and, yes, it was a little rough (ok a lot rough). I thought about grinding the surfaces. However, after a good thorough seasoning and cooking a few times with it, nothing seems to stick or get embedded in the surfaces. Cleanup is easy too. Now get out there and get cookin”

[Eunice]

cook with it for awhile. If you have problems then you can think about grinding/sanding it.