I'm simply objecting to the use of 'hipster' as a pejorative here, which I find tiresome (and I assume many others on a forum used largely by young technologists do as well). In this instance it's a strange term to use negatively, as hipsters the hipster stereotype includes some foodie-ism. It's also an imprecise way to characterize cast iron cookware, unless you can demonstrate that hipsters do have priority claims on it over less hip groups like the elderly or midwestern housewives or NRA members or whatever. My apologies for trying to fight snark with snark, I'll keep my whining non-sarcastic from here on out.

In any case, although I have no current plans to replace my cookware, what should I expect in improvement upon switching to said less ironic brands? Less food sticking? Better heat distribution or other characteristics?