Lodge Original Finish 8-Inch Skillet
by Lodge Logic
Our Price: $10.80
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Category: Kitchen
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: Lodge LogicBrand: Lodge
Model: 5SK2-OB
Product features:
- Use for frying, baking, or roasting
- Constructed of cast iron, unexcelled for retaining and distributing heat
- Made in USA
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Lodge Original Finish 8-Inch Skillet
Customer Review: Perfect
Summary: 5 Stars
I originally purchased a Lodge 8-Inch skillet for use when camping, but I quickly discovered why so many cooks prefer cast iron cookware (almost all cast iron cook pieces are rated at 5 stars). It is very durable, conducts heat better, and with proper care it will develop a natural non-stick coating that will last for generations. Perhaps more subjectively, I think that meats tend to taste better when cooked in it. Now, I have abandoned my collection of cheap aluminum non-stick cookery and most of my meals are prepared in this skillet. From chicken fajitas to stir fry, the skillet is what I use most, followed closely by the microwave.
Cleaning is simple: I scrub with hot water, place it back on the eye to boil off the water, then wipe it down with oil. I find that I am conscious enough to do it right after cooking, whereas a pot would end up sitting in the sink waiting to be cleaned. As a result, it seems as if cooking with cast iron is faster and easier.
Now, I almost exclusively use the skillet for cooking. It took a couple of attempts before I got it seasoned correctly, but the skillet is now darkening nicely.
The 8-inch skillet is perfect for me, not too large, nor too small. It is big enough to fry up several pieces of chicken, or large enough to make French toast.
Note: Lodge makes two different lines of cast iron cookware. If you don't want to have to season it yourself, I would recommend you buy the Logic brand of Lodge cookware. They are pre-seasoned and ready to use and well worth a few extra bucks.
Description of Lodge Original Finish 8-Inch Skillet
A kitchen's most essential item. The even heating of cast iron is necessary for golden, tender, perfectly pan-fried chicken. What other cookware can rival the heat retention, versatility, value and durability of cast iron 8 inch diameter. Original finish. To season, follow these easy directions - Wash with hot, soapy water and a stiff brush. Rinse and dry thoroughly. Spead a thin coat of solid shortening or vegetable oil over the entire pan including handles and exterior surfaces. Line the lower oven rack with aluminum foil to catch any drippings and preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place cookware upside down on middle rack of oven and bake for 1 hour. Turn off the oven, leaving the cookware in the oven until cool. Your cookware will look slightly brown, instead of the familiar black but it is ready for cooking. It will blacken with cooking.Every kitchen needs a cast-iron skillet like this, if only to properly brown meats. It's perfect for just about any frying chore and goes into the oven as a roasting pan and even as a baking pan. (It's the traditional "skillet" in skillet corn bread.) Because cast iron is unexcelled for retaining heat and distributing it evenly--no hot spots--foods cook uniformly in the 8-inch skillet. It's heavy, must be seasoned with melted shortening and baked, and needs to be coated with oil or cooking spray after each use to prevent rust. Though its weight and care put off some cooks, cast iron--as has been known since the Middle Ages--permits precise cooking and flavor retention, is naturally nonstick when seasoned, and lasts for generations, increasing the value of its moderate price. As it blackens with use, cast iron imparts to food a mystical aura of rustic nourishment and flavor. --Fred Brack
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