Cast iron is inherently porous, that's what you fill up with the seasoned oil. When seasoned, it will be pretty smooth.
If you have large lumps or holes, that's a problem. On 06/06/2016 12:28 PM, Dan Nave wrote: > When I bought my cast iron skillet several years back I noticed that > the surface was quite uneven, not flat and smooth like you would > expect. After using it seems pretty flat but I wondered if it would > have been better if the frying surface was buffed down to make it > flatter before seasoning. A > Anybody do this? -- Jerry Durand, Durand Interstellar, Inc. http://interstellar.com tel: +1 408 356-3886, USA toll free: 1 866 356-3886