You end up with a better season and cooking on the pan if the surface is smooth, when I say

Once it’s well seasoned take care by using standard cast iron care... avoid washing with soap, don’t overheat, no acidic foods, etc

It recommended I season before use so, I did

When properly seasoned, a cast-iron surface outperforms the new “non-stick” items, and can still be useful decades after Teflon has been scratched away.

Additional seasoning is recommended and explained in detail

I wish it came with some type of a case though so it can stay clean/seasoned when not in use

For the price it was worth it for my uses, but if you only have intentions of cooking on one side stick with it and keep it well seasoned to avoid food stick-age

The instructions for cleaning that come with this are more geared towards caring for a skillet - for example, it says the key to a good seasoning layer is buffing, which makes sense for a cast iron skillet, but not for a grill

But on a gas stove, I assume it will work the same as on a gas grill.

Excited o start using it.