Lodge 13.25 Pre Seasoned Inch Cast Iron Skillet. Large Classic Cast Iron Skillet for Family Size Meals

Big size for big family, able to cook easily 1.5kgs of meat. Heavy, slightly sticks at the bottom but overall good.

This is large pan so do take that into account. Otherwise, it's worked well and held up to abuse. One of the best pans I've ever bought.

Product is okay, but packing is nor good recived dameged piece. Atlest seller should be pack the item perfectly while charging much.

This is an absolutely fabulous product. It was very, very expensive is the only downside. But I know it was imported from the US which can be a very expensive proposition. We are from the US but have lived in the UK for decades. I've had various secondhand cast iron skillets and they've all worked well. But the oldtime ones I had were smooth surfaced and were already preseasoned - one was secondhand from my own home and the other from a charity shop. The one from my home split spectacularly over the hob flame! (This was aboujt 30 years ago). The 2d hand one works just beautifully. However we really needed a bigger one specifically for husband to make his excellent southern-fried chicken. We buy good quality organic free range chicken now and they all seem to be very big! So I bought this one as an early birthday present. I had read reviews of the new type of 'preseasoned' ones with bumpy surface and wasn't sure how I felt, thought most reviews were favourable. After a recent disastrous frying of a large chicken in a non-nonstick stainless pan, very big and great for lots of things but not for this, I decided to take the plunge. It works like a dream, seems to be more or less nonstick though not because it has teflon surface. We are really happy with ouir purchase, expensive thought it has been .

I have ordered the largest size available. It works really well in keeping the temperature and holding the whole meal at one time. However, a user needs to keep in mind the special care needed for any cast iron skillets (clean, then coat it with vegetable oil) to make the skillet last.

I have cooked with “high end” brands and with entry level lodges and the results are always the same if you don’t control your heat. True test is with low fat foods like eggs. I only seasoned mine 2 times after I got it and made scrambled eggs and protein pancakes with no sticking. Light oil and some butter on both with low heat bringing to Temp and it was perfect. I immediately wash and season after each time I cook and all of my pans have been rust free with that method. It’s a quality pan with proper care for the best value compared to high end polished brands. This size is excellent for cast iron pizza for the family. If you really want the polished look it is a very simple DIY project if you already have the tools. Do 20 minutes of research and you can have that high end polished look and save $120 to $200.

Literally no complaints. I'm doing more cooking now than ever before now that I'm in my new home and I'm also no longer just cooking for myself so I needed more surface area in my cast iron based dishes. I had a cast iron but it was barely suitable for just making meals for me let alone 2 people, and this 13" product fixes that. the diameter of the bottom perfectly matches the largest burner on my stove, it's nice and heavy which just makes it feel super high quality, it holds heat extremely well as a cast iron should, and it could just be in my head but it feels like it heats up very quickly as well. Again, no complaints at all I love this thing.

Great size for a family of 4. We gave this to our son and daughter in law for Christmas. They love it !! Top quality