Lodge Logic 10-1/4-Inch Pre-Seasoned Skillet

You can't even get a cheap aluminum pan for this price anymore. My pan arrived with a small crack in it. Amazon replaced it for free and it wasn't a very big hastle. Check your items good, you could barely see the crack, but you could hear it when you knocked on the pan. Great product at a great price with free shipping.

This is one of two pre-seasoned items that I have purchase from Lodge. The other is the 5-quart dutch oven (great product). I couldn't complain about this product if I tried. It is exactly what a cast-iron skillet should be!

This is it! My favorite size and brand pan in the universe! The size is great for most dishes you will make for 2-4 people. With cast iron, the only drawback is the weight, so the smaller the better. People sometimes complain about sticking with cast iron, but keep it seasoned and this will not be a problem. I can make an omelet on mine!

I own the best hard-anodized aluminum pans - Anolon Allure. But this skillet is for high temperature browning without worry. The non-stick coatings, if turned up too high will emit toxic fumes, especially to birds. Cast iron does not.
Cooking a steak in a nonstick pan you need to let it soak in water for 10 minutes and then use a non-metal potscrubber brush.

Cooking a steak in a nonstick pan you need to let it soak in water for 10 minutes and then use a metal potscrubber brush, then wipe it with a paper towel and place it on a burner for 30 seconds to let any water evaporate. Then very lightly coat it with oil.
Also it best for the heat source to be under ALL the surface area of the bottom of the pan. Using an infrared temperature sensor I measured 500 degrees in the center and 300 where the burner was not directly underneath. Again, its important to match the burner diameter to the pans diameter.
If you understand these concepts then you will be serving both tasty and healthy food. Go right ahead and use metal cooking utensils too.

Lastly, for stovetop use, I love my skillet but not the cast iron lids as i don't want to draw away heat from the cooking area. Instead I use a metal outlined glass lid which took a bit of an effort to match the oddball 10 1/4" size.

I could not be happyer with my pan and lid. Every thing is as none stiking becouse already pre seasoned. makes my job easyer.I don't have a lot of time to season. Also needed something for the oven this works great.