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  If you have a rough   cast iron pan   at home and want to work on a smooth surface, you're not completely out of luck. There are ways to grind your pan and get the smooth finish you're looking for, but they come with some risks.   Grinding the pan too thin can cause weaknesses that can lead to cracking or breaking. Unevenly grinding your pans thin, can also lead to cracking and create an uneven cooking surface. With these risks involved, it's a process best left to your cheap cast iron pieces that you don't have a lot of financial or emotional investment in. Nonstick Cast Iron Skillet How to polish cast iron pan? There are as many ways to fix  cast iron skillet  as there are letters in the alphabet. Here are some of the methods we don't recommend.   Sandblasting. Sandblasting can make the surface smooth, but it's too harsh on your cast iron pan and has a high potential for damaging the cast iron pan. Don't remove the seasoning first. Some sites sugge...

  Why is my  cast iron skillet  bumpy? If you are at all familiar with vintage cast iron, you know it is smooth. Was it always smooth, or did it get smooth over time through seasoning and heavy use? Is today's bumpy cast iron better or worse than the smooth cast iron of the past? The debate is real and ongoing, and you may have your own opinion. Or, maybe you just want to know why cast iron is bumpy. Regardless of why you're asking this question, let's now find out the answer. 12 Inches Cast Iron Frying Pan Why is my cast iron skillet uneven? The simple answer to this question is that cast iron is cast in a sand mold. All cast iron begins with the pouring of iron into a mold made of sand. Whether cast in the 1800s or yesterday, every manufacturer used sand molds. Sand molds produce bumps. In other words, cast iron always comes out of the mold unevenly from the sand indentation. But in the past, manufacturers included a machining step to remove most of the bumps that are n...