Lodge Logic L8SK3 10-1/4-Inch Pre-Seasoned Skillet
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Lodge Logic L8SK3 10-1/4-Inch Pre-Seasoned Skillet
Customer Review: Great Skillet With the Required Care
Summary: 5 Stars
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.
Customer Review: Fantastic food and easy to clean!
Summary: 5 Stars
I'd always thought cast iron cookware was a thing of the past, but boy, was I wrong! We just purchased this skillet and we love it! I was a little concerned about clean up and care issues, but don't let that scare you away. It is a piece of cake with this pre-seasoned pan. I like to steam some potatoes in my vegetable steamer and just have them hanging around in the frig. Then for breakfast, we throw a few slices of bacon in this pan and watch them cook to perfection. Pour off the extra grease, then add chunked up pre-steamed skin-on spuds and fry them up crispy. Yum! Great breakfast in about 15 minutes, AND--best of all--clean up is a snap. I just put HOT (be sure it's very hot) water in the pan and let it sit while we're eating, and any skins that have stuck to the bottom slide off easily. I swish it out with a rag and hot water (no soap), dry thoroughly, let it sit while I finish cleaning up, then hit it with a quick spray of cooking oil. Done! It's not at all the extra work I'd imagined. Best of all, the food tastes terrific. Know how good camping food tastes? Well you can have that every day at home now. Don't hesitate to buy this, you won't be disappointed! The only downside is your non-stick pans are going to get lonely sitting off in the cupboard, not seeing action any more!Customer Review: Pre-Seasoned is the Way to Go!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
After struggling with a set of three regular cast iron pans from a different manufacturer, I finally boxed them up for Goodwill. I never mastered the seasoning part of cast iron usage. I ended up with a sticky residue and one pan rusted. After about three attempts of scouring and reseasoning, I gave up and ordered three Lodge Logic Pre-Seasoned skillets.
It is fanstastic. It worked like a charm with the first use -- no problems with sticking at all. I actually smiled while making my burger! My cornbread was also back up to Southern standards thanks to my 10-inch pan.
The 10-inch works well for cornbread and frying. (Acutally cast iron is the only way to make good cornbread.) I use the 8 for single burgers. The 6 I bought out of habit, but it also works well for single burgers.
Clean up is relatively easy. Wash with hot water; Lodge does not recommend using soap. Dry thoroughly. I then heat mine on the stove top, turn off the heat, add a tablespoon of oil and use a paper towel to spread the oil on the entire pan inside and out. After the pan cools, I wipe away any excess oil and store the pan.
For anyone who wants a head start on leaving heirloom cast iron pans, I strongly suggest this product.
Customer Review: Convert
Summary: 5 Stars
I recently purchased the Lodge Logic skillet specifically to cook a corn bread recipe. I've been a single guy for the past ten years and cast iron was low on my list of cooking tools since I was not really convinced that it was healthy. The thought of the pores in the metal gathering little bits of food for posterity made me a tad uncomfortable. Even though I grew up in the late forties and fifties with my mother frying everything in her twelve inch cast iron skillet, I was a bit squeamish about having one myself. Add to that the seasoning process and long term care required, I passed for years. Well.... this skillet is great. The preseasoning was a big selling point as were the many positive reviews on Amazon. Upon receipt of my order which included the lid, I had to try it out. In short, the corn bread came out perfect and I have since used it to sear a pot roast which worked even better. I will be using this skillet more as time marches on and am pleased with the purchase. The only negative opinion that I have concerns the shipping. This item was poorly stablized in the box which caused the skillet and lid to come together causing a few scrapes. The damage was minor but could have been worse.Customer Review: Just got it, but handle Too Small!
Summary: 2 Stars
I used to own a Cast Iron skillet that I seasoned myself. When I left the co-op college house I was in, someone asked if they could have the skillet. I let them have it. But recently, I have been using all Teflon coated pans, and after reading/hearing all of the potential problems Teflon can cause, I decided to try a cast iron skillet again.
The first Logic pan from Amazon arrived with the handle broken off, so I didn't get a chance to pick the pan up properly. (Replacement from Amazon was Simple and Easy! Thanks Amazon)
Now the replacement has arrived, and immediately, I could see - with the handle attached, that it would be too small. And so it is.. I guess they expect you to hold onto this tiny handle, and then grab the other side of the HOT pan which has some sort of mini grip built in. When picking it up, the end of the handle barely hits the far side of my palm. And my hands aren't very large.
I checked the picture online, and sure enough, it does show the handle to be Small.. So buyer beware: it's a heavy pan, with a TINY handle! I guess the designers expect customers to pick up the pan every time using both handles with two hands.