4 minutes, yes.

I’ve swung over to the stainless steel side. life is easier

Lower your time preference.

But it’s soooo worth it

That sword cuts both ways. That means you can turn off the burner on the stove top range before you’re done cooking and still get some useful cooking heat out of the cast iron.

Feature, not bug

I just moved back to cast iron from stainless. Meat cooks much better on cast iron.

Cast iron pans are also heavy. It makes me tired while cooking.

I use cast iron on a propane stove and it doesn’t take long to heat. Are you using an electric stove?

I have a cast iron, works great. Recently got a large stainless steel wok with glass lid and steel spatula for $25 at Costco and I love it! Been wanting a wok for a while.