Brand
Lodge
The model owners most often point to
Lodge Cast Iron Skillet
The workhorse skillet owners say simply outlives them. Bare cast iron you can strip and re-season indefinitely.
What owners say
- Owners call cast iron nearly indestructible: a hunk of iron that basic care keeps going for years, with people saying there is almost nothing that permanently ruins it.
- The common issue is rust or lost seasoning after washing; owners fix it by drying on heat and re-oiling.
- Owners say seasoning has a learning curve but is nearly foolproof; modern dish soap is fine (the lye-in-soap warning is outdated) and a chain mail scrubber is the go-to for cleaning.
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