Cast iron really isn't as fussy as we have been led to believe. It is heavy, though.

Ha!

I'm southern & I grew up a short drive from a Lodge factory outlet, so cast iron is my primary cookware. I have probably a dozen pieces of difference sizes and uses. It definitely is a devotion to caring for it properly, but nothing compares to cast iron for cooking meat and poultry, and eggs, too. In the last few years I've acquired some pretty lovely pieces -- at least one that dates from the early twentieth century, and another that's probably from the forties. They have just as much utility now as they did then. I pity the next familial generation I am going to earnestly foist these off to, for they will have to care for them as a nod to my legacy.

Let me know if you want me to hook you up with a stainless steel pan, our outlet sale is starting soon. A small skillet ought to be fit into a flat rate USPS box, I think/

Tempting, but my skillet is doing fine for now. Though if the prices are good . . .

My wife has a couple of enameled cast iron pans that take some of the fussiness out of cooking with it. I have no idea what the pros and cons are, though.

For one pan, I can always get you a good price. Employee discount. I don't remember how shipping works with that, I think it's a flat rate but I haven't done it in a while. Actually, they usually run an online deal when the outlet sale is happening so you might could order off potsandpands.com with a coupon and get a pretty good deal. And then there's the sample sale in the summer with ridiculous low prices, but there's no telling what will be on offer.

This is dangerous intel, -t. Very dangerous.

Looks like Evan McMullin has a shot at winning Utah. You know, if he wins Utah and neither Hillary or Trump gets to 270, he'll probably be President.

She got a stainless steel French press to me. Which I promptly put a ding in, proving I needed stainless steel.

Spent the first 3/4 of the day firefighting and slapping hands. Spent last quarter explaining institutionalized racism in Baltimore to my so very white guy new officemate, recently from NYC burbs. I'm sorry, your description of the "safe" L is the white L and there are ugly reasons for that, and dismissing the black butterfly means ugly things too, so let me tell you.

I don't think he was expecting that from a 40something white lady in makeup with expensive shoes, but he listened politely. And he's only in 2 days a week at most.

How can McMullin become president if he only wins one state?

Forgot to say, Congrats on the successful meeting, Hec! Good fortune with the meetings to come!