Aside from being objects that (to me) represent endurance, quality, and comfort, cast iron cookware comes with the kind of ritualistic care I tend to latch onto. ML and I cobbled our collection together mostly from antique and thrift stores, two were found on the street in Brooklyn in pretty poor condition. Over the years I've tried a few methods for completly rehabbing cast iron surfaces, but a good friend turned me on to a technique that I now believe is the only way to go