cuisinel Pre-Seasoned Cast Iron Skillet 3-Piece Chef Set (6 8 10-Inch) Oven Safe Cookware | 3 Heat-Resistant Holders | Indoor and Outdoor Use | G, 6-Inch 8-Inch Inch, Black
I love cooking with cast iron, especially in the oven. You get 3 cast iron skillets in large, medium, and small. All three will be all you will need in frypan and cookware for making delicious dishes. I use the small one for making eggs and they just slide right out the pan. The large size is great for making family meals and it has an extra smaller handle (does not come with a sleeve so you will need a potholder) on the opposite side of the skillet so that you can lift the pan with two hands. The set does come with 3 handle sleeves one for each skillet. One great plus is that these skillets are pre-seasoned so you can use them out of the box. There are clear instructions for seasoning cast iron in the manual in English and I will probably eventually as maintenance season them again. The medium skillet I found was great for making one meal possibly squeezing in a second depending on what you were making. I made macaroni and cheese and then baked it in the oven in the large pan and it made 4 servings. Love these pans. Highly recommend.
Easy to clean. They came already seasoned, but I still added a little oil and baked. I have a flat top, and haven't had any issues. I really love these pans.
We have had a go-to cast iron skillet for decades. That skillet has served us for many a meal, and it looks like it could easily serve us for decades more. Accordingly, we were excited to obtain additional cast iron cookware to see how modern cast iron performs.
Out of the box, these cast iron skillets were pre-seasoned, so we could allegedly use the skillets immediately. However, the significant other is not a trusting person, so she cleaned the skillets thoroughly and seasoned the skillets again.
Once the largest skillet was on the stove, the significant other was quite happy. She thought the smallest skillet was too small to be practical for most uses, and the medium sized skillet would have limited use. The largest skillet provided great browning of rice and eggs, and the significant other was pleased with the handle covers.
Our assessment of value is average to above average because of the price for three cast iron skillets and the silicone handle covers. We are a touch concerned about a report that the handle covers deteriorate with use, since silicone should not deteriorate when exposed to heat, but we have yet to experience such.
Our overall rating is five stars. The cast iron is heavy and appears as though it will be durable. The pan sizes provides lots of flexibility, from sizzling some mushrooms to fast searing a large steak. With all the other pans we have owned, and sent to recycling, cast iron remains a favorite, and now we have increased our collection of cast iron by three skillets. These skillets will most likely last us for the rest of our lives, and possibly those of our children.
Enjoy!
This was the best investment, great value.
How nice that cast iron works on induction stoves just as nicely as it does on gas or electric, so that's already a plus. These were nicely cast, with a handle that is long enough for comfortable holding and flipping, and pouring spouts that work for both right and left handed individuals. The largest of the three pans has an extra handle at the opposite side of the pan from the main handle to assist with lifting the weight (these are not lightweight pans). The silicone handle covers easily slip onto and off the handles, though not so easily that they will fall off at an inopportune moment. The set comes with a small instruction booklet, well written, guiding you through the process of seasoning if needed - the set, however, is pre-seasoned and I didn't feel that additional seasoning was necessary at the start. Overall, a very nice set of cast-iron pans that should easily last many years.
Feature Product
- PRECISION HEAT DISTRIBUTION - This cast iron skillet has a smooth finish to help provide even heat distribution for improved cooking and frying, even on grills, stoves or induction cooktops.
- TRUE COOKING VERSATILITY - The Cuisinel cast iron skillet pan can be used for frying, baking, grilling, broiling, braising, and sautéing meats, vegetables and more!
- SUPERIOR CRAFTSMANSHIP - Each all-purpose fajita skillet is crafted with seasoned cast iron that can outlast years of regular cooking and washing for long-term reliability.
- EASY TO CLEAN & MAINTAIN - Cast iron skillets should be hand washed with warm water and restored with natural oils; that means no soap or dishwasher use.
- 1 YEAR MONEY BACK GUARANTEE - Every Cuisinel product is backed by a 1-year, no-hassle guarantee to ensure your total satisfaction. Purchase risk free!
Description
Experience Better Cooking with a Premier Cast Iron Skillet from Cuisinel Whether you’re a novice in the kitchen or a professional chef leaving their mark in the food industry, a good cast iron skillet can help you create tasty, unforgettable meals in ways that traditional stainless steel or ceramic cookware simply can’t. A traditional way to ear, sauté, bake, broil, braise, fry or grill meats and vegetables, our holder expands your cooking ability so you can truly embrace the entire cookbook. Red Silicone Handle Holder While cooking with a cast iron skillet makes food taste great, grabbing the hot handle can make you quickly forget about the good stuff at the end. That’s why this Cuisinel cast iron skillet comes complete with a heat-resistant handle cover that makes it easier to transition between stove, oven, grill or open fire without burning your hand. Premium Toughness and Durability Tough enough to last for generations, cast iron even improves with use! And when seasoned properly, it offers a natural, non-stick surface. Note: 1. Wash with warm water; not in the dishwasher.
2. Scrub it, don’t soap it.
3. Re-season regularly to keep it fresh and new. Product Details:
3 Cast Iron Skillets (6-Inch, 8-Inch and 10-Inch)
Even Heat Dispersion
Black Patina
Factory Seasoned
Sizes: 6”, 8" and 10”
Hand Wash Recommended
Includes 3 Heat-Resistant Handle Covers Indoor and Outdoor Versatility The best thing about the Cuisinel cast iron skillet is that it can be enjoyed in the kitchen, on your backyard grill, or even an open fire while you’re camping. And because it can be hand washed quickly and balances oils effectively, you don’t have to worry about it wearing down or breaking down before you get years of amazing use of it.
For those who are used to cast-iron cookware, this is a set of perfectly usable skillets that arrive pre-seasoned and with optional silicone grips (they’re not thick enough to allow lifting of a really hot pan, but they’re good enough for adjusting its placement over the burner). For those who aren’t used to cast-iron, a new set normally requires “seasoning”, which can be done by baking off oil or burning off salt. This set comes “pre-seasoned”, which is nice, though I burned off some oil anyway. The set comes with basic care instructions, which contains no surprises (don’t clean with soap, don’t scour with steel wool, etc.). What it doesn’t discuss, but is probably worth mentioning for newcomers, is that if you forget and break the cleaning rules, you can just re-season the skillet and all will be well.
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I used these straight out of the package. They’re pre-seasoned, though the instructions recommending seasoning them more (annoying), but I skipped that step. They work fine straight out of the package. The seasoning is light, so I started with a little more fat than usual, but haven’t had any problems with release. I have a large set of cast iron for work, including several of the smooth old ones, my favorite. This is the rough textured type, like Lodge pans, but I’m happy with the performance. These pans are on the small side, with the largest having enough room for a couple steaks or sandwiches, and the smallest being almost comically small for general,cooking, but maybe a good size for a small dessert, eggs for one, or cornbread for two. But it seems like I always find a use for even little pans, especially ones as versatile as cast iron.
Don’t leave the handle covers on for general stovetop cooking—they’ll start to disintegrate after a use or two if left on while you’re cooking over a medium-high flame, though they’re fine for handling the pans if you take them on and off (this is a big drawback for me, so I tend not to use them, sticking with my wool ones instead).
Just as good as more expensive brands, if not better than some.
Set we received is pre-seasoned well and i did not feel the need to redo it, i just washed & dried them and sprayed a little pam spray and lightly distributed it with paper towel before putting them away. I did not need to use these yet to know they are of good quality and will cook great because i have already used their 10.5" flat pan version a couple times now and it is now my favorite pan.
if you won't be using pans to fry foods or have strength issues then i recommend the flat one they offer, it is a quite a bit lighter since it only has 1/2" sides and made just as well. For frying & bulk cooking this here set is great.
my dislike: the bulky heat resistant holders, will be okay for medium & up hand sizes but, for us with smaller hands, they make holding pan a little awkward but, they are not required to be used so no big deal (with flat pan, they are needed since handle is lower and depending on stove heat setting handle can get very hot)
Not sure why Amazon is asking if these are easy-to-clean and heat-resistant, because EVERYONE knows that that's the two areas where cast iron is a pain in the neck. If you are just starting out, whatever you do, don't let food harden on cast iron and don't let it sit wet in the sink. And you can expect to wait longer than other cookware for it to heat up and for the heat to be uneven. That just goes with the territory. What do you get in exchange? Well for starters you get some iron in your diet! Joking aside cast iron is a lifetime investment and doesn't wear out and have to be replaced every few years so it saves money in the long-run. Food cooked this way will be free of plastic (teflon) contaminants, and many will say that it just plain tastes better. It's versatile cookware that holds temperature well cooks exceptionally well when you use an adequate amount of fat and keep it properly seasoned and coated with oil when not in use. Now about these...
This is a nice set of three (I'll call them medium, small, and very small) that fits right inside of my 12 inch large. They came pre-seasoned but that's a joke because my wife got one of them coated in egg that stuck to it ("Did you use enough butter?" "Of COURSE I did!!!!"). My wife also left them in the sink wet and in just a few hours rust spots were starting to form. So yeah, I got them them re-seasoned with two layers of olive oil at 400 degrees Fahrenheit right quick and in a hurry.
I like the removable covers but others have pointed out they won't hold up to high heat (and at that temp would burn you) so if you're going to use a lot of heat take them off and just use a hot mitt. The skillets themselves are lovely and functional and shockingly nice and thick not cheap and thin like you would expect at this price point.
I look forward to hopefully getting a lifetime of use out of these. Time to throw out the old teflon skillets!
