Ideal for traditional and slow cooking techniques, designed to heat evenly and steadily, holding heat so foods stay warm while serving. The cast iron pan features a pre-seasoned cooking surface to help prevent sticking, and oversized handles for easy and secure lifting. Can be used on gas, electric and even induction stovetops, as well as in the oven and broiler. Cast iron skillet is ideal for both stovetop and oven use, and makes delicious seared steaks, baked cornbread, or tasty frittatas. This product is protected by Calphalon’s full lifetime warranty.
Product Features
- Ideal for traditional and slow cooking techniques, Designed to heat evenly and steadily, holding heat so foods stay warm while serving.
- Cast iron pan features a pre-seasoned cooking surface to help prevent sticking, and oversized handles for easy and secure lifting.
- Can be used on gas, electric and even induction stovetops, as well as in the oven and broiler.
- Cast iron skillet is ideal for both stovetop and oven use, and makes delicious seared steaks, baked cornbread, or tasty frittatas.
- This product is protected by Calphalon’s full lifetime warranty.
Two freatures set this apart. There usually isn’t much differentiation pre-seasoned cast iron skillets but this piece is indeed different in two ways that make a difference to me. First, it seems to be a thinner cast iron, making it lighter. It’s actually lighter than a “regular” smaller 10″ cast iron skillet that I have (weighed them, the Calphalon is about a pound lighter!). Cast iron is never lightweight, to be sure, but this is somewhat easier to maneuver for cooking and cleaning than it would otherwise…
Well designed cast iron skillet at a great price I love the curved corners between the bottom and the sides. It says itâs lighter than other 12â skillets and itâs still hard for me to control with my left hand while emptying so any heavier than this would be a challenge. Like all reasonably priced cast iron the interior cooking surface is too rough for my taste for food to not stick more often than Iâd prefer. Rather than buy a very pricey Field, Finex, or Stargazer (only available in 10.5â now), I decided to pay an extremely reasonable…
so good. The good I just purchased it, sanded down the inside to a mirror finish, baked it on a cleaning cycle, seasoned it yesterday and used it for the first time this morning. So far, so good.The good? Light weight for its size (it’s big!) with thin sides and a thick bottom which is great. A rounded transition on the walls for easy cleaning and getting a spatula in there.The not so great? The handle is pretty small and the silicon cover Amazon recommended does not fit well. It…