Suggest you get a copy of "Cast-Iron Cooking For Dummies". Plenty of good information about selecting same. Also lot's of recipes. Still want to try that chicken recipe "Country Captain".
Be warned; when new, cast-iron is not smooth. It is sand cast after all and will take a lot of use to get that nice smooth surface we all like. Grandma has been using her's for how long after all? Probably the single best reason to buy it at a second-hand store.
