LodgeCast Iron Chef Collection Square Grill Pan, Pre-Seasoned - 11 in

Preseasoned, very effective in grilling meat on your stove top. I certainly appreciated the quality and convenience of this item.

Good quality.

I have several Lodge pieces but this one's at the top of my favorites list! I wish it were a little deeper for splatter purposes but it's still a gorgeous piece!

Like probably a lot of people here, I found this because America's Test Kitchen recommended it. I was thinking about getting a panini press but I didn't want another appliance I wouldn't use regularly cluttering up my kitchen. I liked the idea of something that just used the range and didn't take up a lot of storage space. And I figured I could also do a bit of grilling indoors with it, so it has multiple uses.Now that I have it and have used it a bit, here is what I like about it: It's thick and heavy, thicker than a pan with just some ridges in it. I put the high output gas burner under it and it gets HOT. Seriously hot. Hot enough to grill with. The thickness helps avoid hot spots and so it cooks pretty evenly. It puts nice grill marks in meat and the ridges are high enough that the fat drains off into the channels. You can do 4 burgers on it at a time. So basically this and your range means you now have a small indoor grill.When it comes time to clean, well first you are going to wait, and wait, and wait some more for it to cool down. Remember - this is a thick piece of iron it needs all of that thermal mass to cook evenly, but the downside is it takes a while to cool after you use it. Then, once you get down to scrubbing it clean, it isn't terrible, the pre-seasoning helps a lot, but you aren't going to wipe it off and be done in 10 seconds either. You get to clean every channel and every ridge, but the design is such that the channels are wide and the ridges are smooth and flat, so it isn't fussy work to get in there and get everything off. Then you need to dry it off before you put it away just like any other cast iron pan. It is a bit longer than cleaning a smooth pan but not so much that you will be deeply annoyed by it, either.Is this going to replace your grill outside? Probably not. But for a small group of people, a single steak, a panini, or some burgers or bratwurst, this is going to perform very well and you are going to be very happy with it. I am already thinking about how it is going to be really nice to have this when the weather is terrible and I don't want to grill outside. It is also going to easily outlast you if you take reasonable care of it. That's not something you can say very often these days.For what this costs, get it. You won't regret it.

Food was sticking to this pre-seasoned grill so I re-seasoned the grill. Night & day difference! Pretty close to not stick now. I highly recommend re-seasoning all your cast iron cookware even if they say pre-seasoned. If you wish to do so, go to Lodge's official website (type in "re-season" in their search box). Follow Lodge's article directions exactly. Tips: 1) use 100% safflower or grapeseed oil. 2) apply oil w/old clean T-shirt, paper towels leave lint 3) once thin layer of oil is applied, rub in directly w/your hand to assure an even layer & to get into all the nooks & crannies. 4) Close all bedroom doors, open a window & turn on hood fan. You will be amazed at the results!

Exactly as advertised

I do like that it is solid and a good size. You do have to make sure that it is dry because it will rust. Be careful when cleaning it ridges because food can be stuck on the sides. The sides of the griddle aren’t really deep. Not easy to clean.

Very handy for stovetop cooking for steaks, hamburgers, hot dogs or whatever. Like that is flat. It’s a little on the heavy side but good quality. Would buy again