I'd be curious to hear from folks who have had experience with both painted cast iron and enameled cast iron. Pluses and minuses for each? Or is it just purely an aesthetics choice.
I can only guess:
Enamel: easier to clean (+), can chip (-) but I'm told that's difficult to do
Paint: eventually will need to be repainted (-) although not sure if that's hard or easy to do
I'm set to get a PE Alderlea T5 (cast iron jacketed steel stove) and I believe all that's left to decide on is whether to keep it standard painted black or get the majolica (aka brown) enamel classic version. Over the long run, the price difference will be insignificant to my budget.
I can only guess:
Enamel: easier to clean (+), can chip (-) but I'm told that's difficult to do
Paint: eventually will need to be repainted (-) although not sure if that's hard or easy to do
I'm set to get a PE Alderlea T5 (cast iron jacketed steel stove) and I believe all that's left to decide on is whether to keep it standard painted black or get the majolica (aka brown) enamel classic version. Over the long run, the price difference will be insignificant to my budget.