Bayou Classic Cast Iron 2.5-qt Covered Pot

We own lots of different cast iron cookware from 3 different manufacturers. We are not cast iron experts, but we are experienced cast iron customers. This pot is poorly made. It seems as though it was cast in a very crude mold and it was not finished afterwards. It has rough seams that could cut a finger and the flat sides of the pot feel too rough. The metal does not even seem to be the same as that used on our other cookware. To make matters worse this pot is NOT seasoned at all. Read again, it is not pre-seasoned as the description said in January 2012. The pot even comes with instructions on how to season the pot. However, the worst of all is that the pot is covered in some strange finish that the seasoning instructions claim to be paraffin, but I can tell you that it must also be something else. Even though I scrubbed the pot a lot in scalding hot water before I started the seasoning process the pot still gave off terrible sickening fumes during the seasoning int he oven. I am not talking about the smell of burning cooking oil. I am talking about fumes that you could not see, no smoke, that made you dizzy and forced us to open the windows on a winter night and go to bed early with headaches and pain pain. Stay away from this pot. It is a disaster in everway. In fact, I am staying away from the "Bayou Classic" brand completely. Don't waste your time or threaten your health.

• How did the color on site compare with the actual product? Yes
• Please tell us about the quality of the product. Poorly casted and finished, rough edges, not seasoned, covered in toxic finish
• How accurate was the on site description of the product? NOT Accurate At All