Lodge 12 Inch Pre-Seasoned Cast Iron Skillet
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Quick Specs
What Stands Out
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The Lodge 12 inch skillet is about as plain as cookware gets: one piece of American made cast iron, pre-seasoned at the factory, with a main handle and a helper handle. That simplicity is the appeal. There is no coating to scratch and nothing to melt, so the same pan that fries eggs on the kitchen stove can sit on a grill grate or a bed of campfire coals.
Lodge seasons it with 100 percent natural vegetable oil and makes it without PFAS. It works on any stovetop, including induction, and in the oven.
The Numbers That Matter
Lifetime warranty. Amazon lists a lifetime manufacturer warranty, which fits a pan that can outlast the person who bought it.
A top seller in Skillets. It is one of Amazon's top sellers in the category. Read the listing's customer feedback carefully: it is pooled across every skillet size, and the Amazon's Choice badge sits on the 10.25 inch pan, not this one.
12 inches and a helper handle. The 12 inch size gives you room to cook for the whole family. It is also heavy, which is why the helper handle is there. Lodge's own page does not list the 12 inch weight or exact dimensions, so we are not quoting one here.
| Spec | What it decides |
|---|---|
| Stove, oven, grill, campfire | Whether one pan covers home and camp |
| Helper handle | Whether you can move it safely when full |
| Hand wash and oil | How much care it asks for after each cook |
Who It Is For
The dad who wants one pan that works everywhere he cooks. Searing a steak over charcoal, frying bacon at a campsite, cornbread in the oven. It is also a pan a kid can grow up cooking with. Skip it if lifting a heavy pan is a problem, or if anything that cannot go in the dishwasher is a dealbreaker in your house.
A Weber Rapidfire Chimney Starter is a quick way to get coals hot enough for a skillet sear, and the OXO Good Grips turner and tongs set handles the flipping. If a flat cast iron griddle suits him better, look at the Fiddle With The Griddle Bundle.
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The Short Version
This is the classic 12 inch cast iron pan: made in the USA, pre-seasoned, and at home on a stove, a grill grate or a campfire. I would point a dad who wants to sear steaks over coals or cook breakfast at camp here, as long as he is fine hand washing it and lifting it with two hands.
MIKE MANNING
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