I purchased this pan from Bayou, because I was looking for the largest cast iron skillet I could find for our family camping trip. I bought this about 6 yrs. ago. IT WAS EXACTLY what I was looking for and can accommodate breakfast for 17 people. When it arrived, it was extremely rough, my husband had to take a sander to it to smooth down rough edges, that season it over an open fire, because was too big for my oven, but that being the only negative, I tell you this will be in my family for ever. As a side joke, it is so large that during rain storm, my husband left on fire to keep the embers from going out, and it worked....LOVE IT!!!!