Lodge H5MS Heat Enhanced and Seasoned Cast Iron Mini Skillet, 5-Inch

This is a very well made item! However, the 5" diameter refers to the top and you lose some of that as the walls curve in towards the bottom. The actual diameter of the bottom of the pan is about 4". That ended up being too small for me, so I ordered the 6.5" version instead. I think this 5" pan would work really well for people making eggs for an egg sandwich but not a whole lot else.

Love Lodge's cast iron! This is a great pan, very well made and just gets better and better the more you use it. Great size for small jobs like frying or scrambling an egg, small pancakes or French toast.Surprisingly it also a does a wonderful facsimile of a grill! It's been in the single digits outside and I use mine to "grill" hamburgers, hot dogs, even ham on my electric stove! Also, it makes a wonderful grilled cheese and really good quesadillas (if you get the smaller size tortillas. Plus, cleanup is a breeze; a stiff plastic brush and hot water cleans virtually everything off, a few drips of olive oil wiped in to keep it sleek and it's ready for the next job!

Great for making English muffin egg sandwiches. Typical Lodge high quality product.

In all honesty, I returned the pan because it was smaller than I had wanted. Because it rated 5 stars in my book, I went ahead and ordered the larger pan, the 9" I believe it is. Even though one returned, both are stellar cookware! They will last forever. I'm still learning about the preseasoned character, and will have to figure out whether or not I like it verses the "old style" which I have used for 25 or so years. The old style is smooth to the touch where the preseasoned is a little bumpy and I don't know if it will lend itself to cooking (for instance) a fried egg without breaking the yolk. So far, the egg sticks (where it doesn't in the old style). Apparently, even though washing the (new) pan clean, there must be some kind of buildup of oil or ?? to create a smooth surface for items you don't want to stick to the pan. Anyway, time will tell!!

I'm writing this review while my 2 egg Frittata with chorizo is cooling down enough to eat. These are the perfect size for two egg... Anything you can think of!The seasoning out of the box is okay. The picture I have provided are pictures of what stuck to the pan without any oil or pan spray and a second picture with a generous coat of pan spray. I think if I season these four or five more times they should become much more non-stick. But, out of the box they aren't all bad. After I seasoned them myself in the oven 3 times they became perfectly non-stick with a little bit of cooking sprayThe overall width of the bowl is 5 in and the actual cooking surface is 3 and 5/8 in.These are great little pants and I'm going to buy two more for a set of four as every time I use them somebody else always shows up and wants one!I would buy more of these and give them as gifts as they are great little item . These provide a lot of bang for the buck. Just remember they're small one serving size, and make a great presentation for your guests. Just tell them not to touch the pan!

This is absolutely the most perfect way to cook one round scrambled egg. I still use a little spray oil since it’s new, but I probably don’t need to. The skillet is smooth and comes heat seasoned. The egg cooks quickly and perfectly. Once done it slides right out. Anything left in the skillet wipes right off. Then just wipes out with warm water. Dry thoroughly. So easy and almost effortless to clean. I am relieved to not have to scrub my stainless steel skillet anymore! Cast iron is also non-stick without the health concerns that other nonstick skillets can cause.

Takes a little longer to heat up and not as evenly distributing heat as the other brand I bought of this same tiny (5”) pan on Amazon—and more expensive. I love my 10” Lodge, which I use daily. Not sure what about the design that isn’t ideal for tiny cooking but others online say deeper walls.

I wanted a skillet that would be the right size and shape for 1 egg and room for some extras like ham, cheese or whatever. It is the perfect size to fit a bun for sandwiches. There is still plenty of room for 2 eggs if desired. I have tried many kinds of supposedly non stick skillets. They work fine at first but they all failed after a few uses. I always go back to cast iron. From past experiences I found that cast iron works ok at first and with the right care they get better with use. We have one my wife had before we were married 54 years ago and it works very well yet. I thought at first that 16 dollars was a kind of steep price but it will serve me the rest of my days and then many years after I depart. This one did not stick with the first use. I am very pleased with this purchase. I use this one and my 6 and 1/2 skillet on my Pizzazz Pizza oven. It heats from the top and bottom so no flipping midway required and things do not burn. Anything I cook in this skillet on the stove top or oven I can do on the Pizzazz.

Gusseisenpfannen sind ja wirklich tolle Geräte, und Lodge bietet die zu einem Preis an, der echt super günstig ist- Wahnsinn. Und die Qualität stimmt sowas von, viel besser als einige europäische Pfannen.Mann muss sie aber schon pflegen wie eine Gusseisen, d.h. nicht abspülen sondern mit auskratzen und mit Öl, ggf etwas Salz, und Küchenpapier ausreiben, und mit Ölfilm lagern. Ist mir aber sogar lieber, das ist irgendwie netter als Pfannen abzuspülen. Man hat keine Teflonreste im Essen sondern sogar gesunde Eisenpartikel. Geb ich nie wieder her- muss ich ja auch nicht, denn sie soll ja auch ein Leben Lang halten. Ich hab mir die Lodge Pfannenkratzer dazubestellt, das ist schon empfehlenswert.

Parfaite pour 3-4 oeufs, et des plats, des entrées ou des desserts pour une seule personne. Le traitement de chaleur et le pre-culottage de la poêle fait par Lodge (fabricant) sont vraiment très bien faits mais je recommande quand même au moins deux ou trois culottages au four avant de commencer a cuisiner (lire en bas) et puis s'assurer de cuisiner des lardonds ou des pommes de terres avec huile/beurre abondant pour mieux fixer le culottage. Après les aliments glissent très bien!Culottage:1. Mettre votre poêle au four pendant qu'il rechauffe à 200 degrées. Quand elle sera chaude sortir la poêle du four avec un torchon!2. Mettre une couche fine de huile vegetale sur la poêle chaude et bien étaler avec un sopalin sur TOUTE la superficie de la poêle y compris la poignée (moi j'ai utilisé du huile de raisin, mais vous pouvez aussi utiliser du huile de colza, du huile de coco RAFINNÉ ou du huile de soja). La couche de huile doit être FINE. La poêle doit briller légèrement mais être presque sèche au toucher. Il ne doit guère rester du huile liquide dans la poêle!3. Quand le four sera à la bonne temperature (vous pouvez augmenter un peu selon le point de fumée de votre huile!) retourner la poêle et la mettre au four pendant une heure.4. Après une heure, éteindre le four mais laisser le four el la poêle se refroidir sans y toucher.Repetez le processus deux ou trois fois avant la première utilisation pour cuisiner. Vous pouvez aussi refaire le culottage de temps en temps si besoin! (Aliments qui commencent à ce coller à la poêle, culottage ancien qui s'ecaille en ses morceaux noirs ou gout mêtallique dans les aliments (pas dangeraux pour la santé), ou poêle qui n'a pas été utilisée depuis longtemps ou qu'a du passer pas un bon nettoyage avec du savon qui a abîme le culottage.)Ne mettez jamais votre poêle en fonte au lave-vaiselle. Ne la lavez pas au savon, juste mettre un peu d'eau pendant qu'elle est encore chaude et nettoyer avec une brosse en nylon ou fibres naturelles (pas metallique!). Si les aliments s'accrochent ou brûlent grattez-le avec une brosse, du gross selle et un peu de huile. Puis laver comme indiqué. Bien secher à l'aide d'un sopalin ou torchon. Mettre quelques minutes sur la plaque pour s'assurer qu'elle soit BIEN sèche. Si besoin, mettre une trés fine couche d'huile vegetale comme pour le culottage. Ranger.

There are times when I have three hobs with things on them, ( eg griddle pan, saucepan, chip pan), & I want a fried egg to accompany the other ingredients I'm cooking......but so little space to fit in another frying pan. This is the perfect solution: a mini pan just big enough for an egg. It heats up quickly & evenly, it becomes more non-stick the more it's used, easy to wash in hot water with no detergent, & simple to keep it in pristine condition by just drying it & applying a thin layer of oil. And it is also such a beautiful little thing, the design so lovely. It seems to be quite expensive, but then you pay for quality.

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