Lodge 12" Seasoned Cast Iron Skillet

This is a solid cast iron pan just like grandma used to use in the old days, but it has a handle on the opposite side making it easy to pick up safely. It's heavy so that handle is a great safety feature and makes it so much easier to get out of the oven or off the stovetop.. It fries and bakes perfectly every time. Good cast iron pans like this one hold the heat for even heat distribution so anything baked in it will be cooked evenly with no undone centers. It works awesome as a regular skillet and for baking fruit pies, or even my favorite chicken pot pie. Since it holds the heat evenly and bakes evenly you won't find any mushy, or undone centers in your pies. They come out perfect every time. I love that it's just like the old ones but better. It's easy to clean. It cooks food amazing every time. You can't go wrong with this brand and you won't be disappointed.

The greatest show on television in my opinion is Yellowstone. We can’t get enough of it. This is the first cast iron skillet I have ever owned and absolutely love it. Some things are just better on a cast iron. It is the only way to cook bacon in my opinion. This skillet comes pre-seasoned which saves you a lot of preparation time. I gave it a good wash and went right on to cooking with it. The good thing about cast iron is it is virtually impossible to break. It could literally last longer than a lifetime. Most cast iron skillets are just plain with no appeal. This is awesome with the embroidery all over the back of it. This thing is heavy duty, durable and extremely heavy. I love it. We cooked the best bacon we have ever had in this skillet. We recently fried up a ribeye in it and it was superb. The heat in a cast iron skillet incomparable. After cooking with it we simply wash it and put a light coating of extra virgin olive oil on it to protect the finish. And thats it. Put it in a cabinet for the next use.

Just got this delivered and used this morning! I am so excited about this cast iron skillet. I was nervous for the weight on my electric oven but the weight is perfect - not too heavy but heavy enough to know its an authentic skillet. will purchase one for my mom :)

This cast iron skillet comes pre-seasoned, so I'd just do a quick wipe down before cooking with it. I wouldn't consider it non-stick, though, and would try and cook with it a few times to add extra layers of seasoning to smooth out the surface even more. It sits flat on my glass cooktop and doesn't rock unevenly. It's 10.25" in diameter, so it's a good size to cook most meats, even steak and tri trip. It does a great job searing my meats to retain the juices. I love that after searing I can just put the pan directly in the oven if I need the meat cooked a little longer. This will prevent the meat from charring on the outside too much. This pan is pretty heavy, so it's nice that in addition to the handle it has a second spot to hold on to it with your other hand. It also has two little pour spouts on either side. I can't speak to the longevity of this pan, but hopefully it will last for many years!

We are so excited to be able to get one of these early on.. IMO it's a collectors item. Ours shipped directly from the Lodge Factory in Tennessee, very well packed in a collectable type carton. Not sure I'll keep that, cause I'm a cook, and this gorgeous pan is going to be well used. Lodge also makes a 12" (this one is 10.25") Yellowstone with a different design.. I'll get that one too, eventually.. they also make a Wanderlust (get out camping) series and a gorgeous Wildlife series. Check those out at the Lodge website. Not much more to say.. it's a gorgeous Cast Iron 10.25" pan.

My wife and I wanted to step up our camping game, so ended up getting the Yellowstone Cast Iron Skillet. Since it is winter right now where we live we have ended up using it on our stove. We love it! It cooks great and we can't wait to take it camping with us to use over a campfire and/or grill. It is built to last and weighs around five pounds. All you need to do is put a little bit of oil in it after each use and it will be ready to go for next time.

I have always loved the Lodge brand, and to get started with this Yellowstone 10.25 inch seasoned cast iron skillet, simply rinse and begin cooking. This skillet can be used over any heat source, such as a glass-top stove, your favorite grill, the perfect campfire, and even an induction cooktop! I have a glass stove-top and I was concerned about this skillet damaging the top, but I take just as much care to place this skillet on the stove top as I do any of my other skillets or pans. That said, you can use it to “sear, sauté, bake, broil, braise, fry, or grill” your favorite meats or veggies! The insert provides me with simple instructions as to how to provide basic care for this skillet: “wash, dry, and oil”. It makes sense that I should immediately dry the skillet after washing it. Also, it’s great to know that I should apply a bit of oil to the surface to help improve the non-stick surface over time. I chose to use coconut oil as it’s on their recommended list for seasoning oils (it has a high smoke point). My husband and I were curious as to what a “seasoned skillet” meant, and their website says that seasoning simply means “oil baked right onto the pan”! Reading further, they explain that the seasoning is a “layer of carbonized oil”, which provides the black patina we observe and helps promote the nonstick feature. The skillet insert recommends some foods that can help build up the seasoning for the skillet, so fortunately my first cooking experience was a hamburger! Their website provides much more detail on foods that help build up the seasoning, which I find to be very informative and quite interesting! For my final point, clean-up is with soap and water! Their website recommends using either a scrub brush or a chainmail scrubbing pad - and do not put this skillet in the dishwasher. Please know that the handle is continuous with the pan, and you will need a pot holder or thick silicone glove to move this pan when it’s hot. I am thrilled to have this new Lodge skillet and those hamburgers were delicious! I look forward to preparing our favorite steaks and grilled veggies with this Lodge skillet!

I made potatoes in the skillet in a 425 degree oven. I followed cooking instructions by rinsing the skillet which came already seasoned. I typically will season my skillets and then add a little oil each time I cook to build the seasoning. I wanted to give this skillet a try to see how the pre-seasoned pan performed without any added oil. After a few minutes, as I suspected, I checked the tater tots and they had in fact started to stick. However, it wasn’t a big deal since I was able to gently pop them up with a spatula. I then added some coconut oil to prevent them from sticking more. This is a good heavy duty pan that performs well, but I would recommend either cooking some fatty meat such as hamburger, bacon or sausage first or add your own oil to veggies to prevent sticking. I love the versatility of cooking in cast iron both on stove top as well as in the oven. This pan is heavy enough to hold a good temperature without being cumbersome. The only thing that would’ve made this pan even better is if it included a lid. Since having more seasoning from the factory probably wouldn’t have been conducive to shipping and or placing in store shelves I don’t think that Lodge could have done any better. I would highly recommend this Lodge cast iron Yellowstone skillet. This is a quality piece of cookware that even John Dutton would approve of being in the kitchen or on the range. The fact that this is a Yellowstone edition and has the brand on the bottom is bonus because it will also look cool hanging in my kitchen!

I have a large cast iron skillet that is about 80 years old. I was excited to get a smaller one. Lodge is the premier brand. However, there is one problem. Lodge claims their pans are now preseasoned. Mine is not. I tried the instructions on the label which just say to rinse it and cook. I already knew to wipe it with just a tiny smudge of oil instead of pouring oil into the pan. My breaded chicken breasts stuck like glue. I scrubbed it, dried it, wiped it inside and out with a tiny smudge of grapeseed oil, and baked it upside in my oven at 400 degrees for an hour and now it is perfect. So, you will need to preseason it. If this is your first cast iron pan, you need to explore their website first to learn how to heat slowly and not pour oil into the pan. Finally, Lodge increased the price of their pans when they started putting designs on the bottom. Unless you display 5-pound iron pans on your wall, what is the point of a design on the bottom? I guess they are cornered. A cast iron pan can last for hundreds of years, so they need a gimmick to sell more. So it is a good pan, but novices must learn the rules of cleaning (no dishwashers or soaking), the rules of heating (no more than medium heat), and the rules of seasoning (just wipe with a high smoke point oil). To be frank, you can buy any cast iron pan or pot at a garage sale for $5, sand off the rust, season it in the oven at it will be like new.

received this item from Walmart for no compensation - just an honest and unbiased review. Thank you!! Was excited to be receiving the 10¼” special edition Lodge Cast Iron Yellowstone Skillet, as we are big fans of the show. Upon opening – I saw what I believed to be a detachable handle for the frying pan – unfortunately I quickly discovered that the pan was not sufficiently packaged for shipping and the handle was cleanly broken off of the skillet. Cast iron is irreparable, so it cannot be fixed, rendering this merely a pan. Still could be utilized for some functionality as the packaging states great for searing cuts of meat, baking corn bread, or most other skillet uses. This skillet is preseasoned – so its ready to use out of the box, just add a bit of cooking oil when heating up. Clean up is fairly easy – just wash and scrub as you normally would, then wipe with a thin layer of cooking oil and store for your next use. The Yellowstone Dutton Ranch symbols and name are predominantly manufactured into the skillet’s bottom, without affecting your cooking at all. American made – shipping damage unfortunately did this item in.