Pre-Seasoned Cast Iron Cookware Pan, 12.5-Inch

I love this cast iron skillet. The size is great(12.5") for everyday use. What I noticed immediately was how flat and smooth the bottom was. I purchased this one and another from another different company, the other was very rough and uneven. This skillet is of great quality like the more expensive ones, but at a great price. Although it is preseasoned, I seasoned it again before using it. And it is great, I can fry almost a whole chicken, or 6-8 pork chops at one time, cooks evenly..dinner done. It is heavy, but not so heavy I can't lift it with one hand. I have had many cast iron skillets in my life and I think this will be one of my favorites.

Excellent quality cast-iron pan at a decent price. What more can you want? Oh wait, there is more. The pan is also preseasoned, so all you have to do is rinse in hot water, dry, oil, and use. Cast-iron maintenance is so simple. You will want to have a special nylon or natural fiber brush (one that never sees any soap), soak the pan in hot water (NO MORE THAN AN HOUR), run more hot water, scrub, dry, oil, store, use, and repeat.This is the only pan you'll want to use when making homemade corn tortillas. The ones I make are street taco size, so this pan is perfect to cook two at a time and speed up the whole process.

Really nice cast iron skillet.It is heavy as hell but cast iron is what it is.Handle is a bit short for my liking but otherwise a great skillet.Price is very good for this size cast iron skillet.

I love this fry pan! Very heavy. Although it said pre-seasoned. I did re-season it using Crisco instead of oil. I like roasted chicken and being able to heat this large pan to 500 to get a good crisp skin on the chicken is perfect. It will hold a 4 lb one easily. Just cut the backbone out of the bird, mash it flat, salt and pepper it well and put it breast side down in the hot pan. Reduce heat to 425, roast for 30 minutes, turn breast side up and cook for 20 to 25 minutes more. Juices run clear. Yummy crisp chicken. Now on to make a large pan of Jalapeno/cheddar cornbread for a large family gathering.

We've been very impressed with the pan so far. There were some minor imperfections in the surface and seasoning, but really just cosmetic and haven't caused any issues. I did wash it thoroughly and season it again (coconut oil 350 degree oven) before use. Have used it for several different dishes, and it has performed well. We use on a smooth glass cooktop, and find that it heats very quickly and evenly (much better than anodized aluminum we generally use). Bottom surface isn't smooth, but so far haven't had any problems with scratching the cooktop. It is very heavy, but that is to be expected for a pan this size. Very glad we purchased, and expect we'll get a lot of use out of it. As with any cast iron pan, I would recommend getting a grip cover because it will get hot. We bought a large one, that can slips on and off easily (don't want to leave it on in the oven/grill, or when washing).

I was very happy to buy this item and I could not wait when I get it and start to cook. So when I got it I followed the instructions and then started cooking. In one min I thought I would die, I could not understand what was going on. But the first time in my life I thought I'm dying. I could not breathe, my lugs seemed like were burning. I run outside to take a fresh air. in a couple of mins all my neighbors that live in this building with, went out from their apartments, they could not breathe too. they wanted to call 911. it was like in a horrible movie. and there were kids, I could kill kids. thank god nobody slept that time. Now can you imagine how many toxic things came out of that fryer? and if you servive while cooking and eat that food, then you have just one way - the cemetery. I don't understand one moment. Amazon doesn't allow sell without upc, But this thing has not any documents: upc, no box, nothing. Nobody knows where and how it was made. AND Amazon ALLOWS these things to kill Americans.

Been dying to do some cast iron cooking. Bought this pan, seasoned it more than 5 times, got it just right. Couldn't wait to use it to cook some NY Strip Steaks - cast iron does such a beautiful job. BUT ....was very disappointed to find out that the bottom of this pan is not even close to being flat. All of the oil goes straight to one side of the pan and collects there. If I was frying a bunch of chicken in an 1 1/2 " of oil, no worries. But when cooking things like steak, fish, etc this is a REAL PROBLEM. So overall, a lot of effort went into the seasoning of the pan only to find out that it the bottom is NOT flat. I wish I would have checked for flatness first. Guess I am stuck with this thing now. Disappointing!

Well it is cast iron and it is a skillet, very light weight and very rough finish