My lovely husband decided my previous cast iron skillet should go in the dishwasher so I needed to replace it and this was a decent price so I purchased this one. I don't know if quality has gone down over the last few years but after one use I needed to season it again. While it's still usable, it just doesn't seem to work as well as my old one. Food sticks a LOT to this one and I'm re-seasoning it at least once a month. Hopefully I just got a dud.