Quote: the folks in our area simply cannot afford the Lodge ovens. We carry a superior oven at a reasonable price.
That might work for your place of business Julie, but the bottom line is we are talking about something that is amortized over decades, not days or months. In many areas people can't afford things because the good jobs have gone overseas. If I pay $15 more for a Lodge today it cost me only $1.50 a year for the next 10, so given the fact all my ovens are over 10 years old, they have been a good investment for me.
I don't buy the American company and sales bit, sorry, but from the ore, possibly from Duluth, to the sales person, my lodge purchase benefited Americans start to finish, probably some Minnesotans.
Don't be too hard on Mrs Mik. She is doing a great job creating a very cute store to serve us RVers in a tough economy.
Look at her pics and then sign her guest book and wish her well.
Or are you just another Harry Truman kind of a guy ???
Or are you just another Harry Truman kind of a guy ???
Sorry, but that one went over my head????
I'm simply stating my opinion about Lodge, based on my decades of experience. I think what I posted was reasonably accurate, didn't do more that defend my reasoning and wasn't exaggerated, at least it wasn't meant to be.
As to the original question, buying Lodge or Macca is probably the only way to avoid lead in cast iron wares, if such a problem actually exists.
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One doesn't have to buy new to get a quality cast iron product. Check out the thrift and charity stores. Good Will has an online auction that frequently has cast iron. I picked up a couple of old Wagners for $5 each, plus the shipping cost (around $20), and after a good cleaning and re-seasoning, they work perfectly fine.
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