Shislik

[SandyC]

Cast iron is the way to go IMO.. the important thing is to NOT clean it in soapy water after you've used it, just hot water.. the cast iron do need hot soapy water once in a while, but you'll have to re seal it again afterwards, my ones get re oiled and put in the oven at 150 celsius for an hour to re seal them, more time wasting than anything..



The really expensive teflons are okay if they have a bit of weight in them, but given the choice between an extremely expensive teflon and a good cast iron, I think I'd take the latter, just for the reason Helena mentioned, the teflon eventually breaks down.. it will take longer to break down in the really expensive stuff though..



Enamel, similar to teflon in some respects, it breaks down and the surfaces can crack or split a little.. I've had a few with hair line splits in the surface, everything stuck to it...