River City Res
Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2024
Pan is well made and sturdy. Works on an induction range which is what we needed
S. Murray
Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2024
Cast iron pan with thin shallow ridges, enameled, grills well and cleans like any other cast iron enameled pan. I own a Le Creuset enameled frying pan and all the complaints about this pan are issues that exist for this type of pan.-Handle Length, overheating. It could be longer but it's perfectly sufficient. It gets hot, as does the pan. Any cast iron pan needs to be handled with oven mitts or a gel handle cover. My Creuset pan handle is about 1/2" longer for a 10" circular pan and also gets hot and has to be used with caution, so complaints are baseless imo.-Ridges too thin, impossible to clean. Again, these pans need to be cured, and not like regular cast iron. You're simply glazing it with oil, hitting a high temp to coat the surface, then heat/cook and eventually washing off that layer every time. So, it's an additional step but in no way is enameled cast iron "non stick", you're scorching meat on metal at extreme temps. Food sticks. Prepping the pan a bit and it comes off easily w steel wool. I got a decent grill mark on it w chicken breast and a grill press placed on top. (It had decent grill charring without press, I just sped up process and my kitchen was cold)If you want more of a Outback Steakhouse look maybe find one with ridges a bit deeper and wider, I found it sufficient for it's price point. So cleaning complaint I found baseless, grill depth complaint plausible.The longevity of the pan surface is to be seen as I just bought it used/like new for $20 so if it lasts 2 years I'll be happy with the purchase, I imagine it will last longer.
Tweety Bird
Reviewed in Canada on September 22, 2021
Great product for frying, it's very easy to use. I love this pan.
Joelle
Reviewed in Canada on July 5, 2021
Great pan, creates beautiful grill marks on food
Michelle28
Reviewed in Canada on February 25, 2021
Nice pan, but meat tends to stick and therefore, it is very difficult to clean.
John Mertus
Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2021
I expect a cast iron pan to be heavy. I don't expect such a small handle and so poorly designed. It is almost impossible for me to lift this skillet with one hand but I can lift a 11 5/8" cast iron Field Company with one hand. The difference is that one has a well designed handle, but this skillet handle is so short it barely fits my hand. I expect a cast iron skillet to get hot and need a potholder. I don't expect my hand needs to touch the skillet in order to lift it. I expect a cast iron skillet to eventually become non-stick after many uses. I don't expect a skillet to have a pro-stick coating like this one. The coating is rough, maybe designed to create char marks and help with heat transfer but is impossible to ever season or clean. They claim it is enamel coated interior but it looks like and feels like unfinished cast iron that just came out of a sand mold. Yea its dishwasher safe but you HAVE to put it in a dishwasher to get it clean. It will never season. The food will stick on day one, on day two, on day 20, on day 2001. The depth of the ridges of the pan are only medium deep, not the 5 mm that good pans need. They also are too thin and too close together to create good looking grill marks. However, to do as my mother taught me and always say something good, I will say that the outside is very pretty blue enamel.Update: I decided to try it again and just cook hamburgers. There was basically very little difference between the ones I cooked on this griddle and a flat bottom griddle. As expected the shallow ridges caused the hamburgers to stew in their own juices. Worse, after I was done, I put it on my granite countertop only to discover it was warped. I don’t know if it was manufactured warped or it warped after two usages. Maybe warpage is common in square pans but it is warped. Cuisinart makes some fine products and I’ve been happy with their products that I’ve owned. I bought this because of their reputation and value. Unfortunately I got burned on this purchase and I expect in a year or so, when I’m trying to free up room in my kitchen, it will be the first thing trashed.
T
Reviewed in Canada on August 13, 2020
No matter how much you oil the food or the pan, everything will stick! Horrible to clean, hours to soak. Not worth it at all
lsv
Reviewed in Mexico on July 2, 2020
Me encanto el producto
Anne Brooks
Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2015
Nice pan. I used it to grill Asparagus and it came out beautifully -- just coated it with some olive oil. I made Halibut and it stuck to the pan even with the olive oil. But it still tasted great. It took a little effort to clean but it wasn't impossible. The trick is you can't let the stuff stick to the pan overnight ...soak in hot water with soap and it came off fine. I haven't put it in the dish washer so far. This is one use only...will update further. Also I like the size -- its about right for making some veggies -- and you could cook a couple chicken breasts or a steak, or a couple fish fillets. Nice and stylish...its heavier than a regular pan but that's the cast iron.
LadyE
Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2010
I've been looking for a griddle/grill pan, but I have a ceramic top stove, so regular cast iron is a no-no. But after lots of searching, I found that enamel coated cast iron is okay to use, and had high remarks. I honed down my search, and found this Cuisenart grill pan to have all the attributes of the higher priced ones, and Amazon had the best price.....so I ordered it.I got it 2 weeks ago, and it's quickly become my favorite pan. It grills burgers, fish & chicken beautifully. Even has a pour spout for excess grease (which drains away from the food, a big plus in the health department!). With all the rain we've had, I haven't missed the outside grill at all. And it makes the best panini's, so you won't need another expensive thingy in your kitchen. Get your sandwich loaded up, put it onto this pan, and weigh it down with something (I use a bacon press, but you could use another heavy bottomed pan instead). Flip it once, and you'll end up with a wonderful crusty sandwich....evenly melted & amazing!Tip: Preheat before using, but don't use this pan "dry". I pre-spray with Pam before heating, and spread butter or oil on the food I'm cooking.