Item : B00008GKDG Customer Reviews Lodge cast iron fry pan by .. joe smith (los angeles) My wife and I are both good cooks. We can afford to buy what we want. We like cast iron because it is a good heat transfer medium. Lodge makes an excellent quality cast iron fry pan. We own several Cast iron fry pans but we needed a second 8 inch skillet. This preseasoned skillet is amazing. It is out of the box on it's way to becoming well seasoned. Good cast iron is a non-stick surface. It can take several years to break in a cast iron pan. This pan is almost non-stick after only a few uses. Lodge has improved it's preseasoned product. This is much better than some we bought 2 years ago. Don't pass this up!! by .. J. Lyons (Michigan) After much research and deliberation over all different types of cookware, I decided to stock my brand new kitchen in my brand new first apartment with Lodge cast iron. Everything I heard about cast iron was awesome, and how can you beat the price for a U.S. made product? You can't! I was so excited when I received this skillet, I made cornbread right away. I lightly oiled it and my cornbread fell right out and there wasn't a crumb left in the skillet! So many of the reviews I read on different Lodge products said that the buyer wished they had discovered cast iron before using stainless and non-stick pans for years and spending tons of money having to replace them. This skillet will last you forever and will only get better with time. I actually love that you have to wash it right away- less dishes to do later! I hand wash everything anyways so the non-dishwasher thing isn't a problem. I love the no soap thing too, saves me a ton of $$ on dish soap since I cook almost everything in cast iron. Just buy a stiff scrub brush! Also, I'm a vegetarian so if there's iron leeching into my food, bring it on, I'll take as much as I can get! I also have the combo cooker (3-qt dutch oven with a 10 1/4" skillet that doubles as a lid- highly recommend if you're on a really tight budget), the 10 1/2" round griddle (great for my boyfriend's bacon, haven't tried anything else yet), and the 10 1/2 square grill pan, I recommend them all! Next on my wish-list is the 5-qt dutch oven and the 12" skillet! Buy this now!! Excellent Pan by .. P. Chow (Cleveland, OH USA) This pan is excellent once you properly season it. I have brand name pans that cost much more than this one and I prefer using this one over them. It will last a lifetime, well worth the money. I recommend getting the lid along with it, it will be the only pan you'll use in your kitchen. Great product! The best skillet by .. Buajar (Milwaukee, USA) I just love this skillet. I have been using it for three months now and I love it, would not change for any other skillets out there. It is non stick, heats evenly and works wonders. Perfect for the best pancakes, frying eggs, making grilled sandwiches. It is not that big as it might seem, but perfect for one large pancake, sandwich, two-three eggs. Not heavy, easy to wash and care. Just love this cast iron skillet, don't bother buying other so called non-stick or other products. My non-stick pants' bottoms got scratched and that is not healthy to cook in them. Highly recommend buying it Cast iron forever! by .. Tsiri 2006 (San Antonio, TX) I grew up with cast iron and use it over everything else in my kitchen. Camping, home, BBQ grill, it works over everything. (Just don't try to microwave it- you'll lose.) Cast iron pots have been around for hundreds of years and many are still in use after 200 years in this country. And why not? They work. Cleanup is a breeze, maintaining them is easy. The 8 inch skillet makes 2-3 servings of food or sauce. Perfect for one or two people.