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Small plug of company I love (not paid or anything). Field skillet is literally the best cast iron I’ve ever used. Their skillet size is truly sublime for break

by Exuma 2y ago

Small plug of company I love (not paid or anything). Field skillet is literally the best cast iron I’ve ever used. Their skillet size is truly sublime for breakfast stuff and smash burgers

blacksmith_tb 2y ago
They look nice (and it's good to see important design tweaks like having a second handle opposite the main one even on smaller skillets like the 10in), but they are spendy. I got a Finex from their original Kickstarter (I liked the idea of them being made here in Portland), but they're also not cheap. My instinct is that some quality time sanding the cooking surface smooth would produce similar results in a cheaper pan...
- Exuma 2y ago
  Hmm i very strongly disagree. It was immediately apparent to me even on the first cook how vastly superior the surface was to any standard Lodge or whatever. Nothing wrong with Lodge, I have those too, but I was very surprised. TBH i wasnt really expecting much, my expectations were very low when I got it on a whim as I kept hearing people rave about it. The seasoning over time is also vastly superior because of these tiny grooves. I buy the skillet one as a gift for people and its pretty much unanimous that it's their favorite. Not trying to hype, its just legitimately one of my favorite pans
  - Exuma 2y ago
    I forgot to mention if you get the griddle (Sorry, i kept calling it a skillet before, i meant this one: https://fieldcompany.com/collections/cast-iron-griddles/products/no-9-round-cast-iron-griddle https://fieldcompany.com/collections/cast-iron-griddles/prod...) If anyone gets that.... cook some smash burgers in it and it gets the best seasoning ive ever seen, very quickly.
    - HeyLaughingBoy 2y ago
      $185? WTF? Mine was like $10. It's a sheet of iron, FFS, not gold laminated.
  - rpdillon 2y ago
    > It was immediately apparent to me even on the first cook how vastly superior the surface was to any standard Lodge or whatever. Can you expand on this? What was different on the first use that made its superiority so obvious so quickly? I have only a rudimentary understanding of cookware, so the difference between a $10 cast iron pan and a $200 cast iron pan isn't immediately apparent.
- marssaxman 2y ago
  > sanding the cooking surface smooth would produce similar results Your instinct is a good one - I tried this with a 12" Lodge skillet, working my way up to 220 grit with an orbital sander, and it instantly became my favorite pan.

by Exuma 2y ago

Small plug of company I love (not paid or anything). Field skillet is literally the best cast iron I’ve ever used. Their skillet size is truly sublime for breakfast stuff and smash burgers

blacksmith_tb 2y ago

They look nice (and it's good to see important design tweaks like having a second handle opposite the main one even on smaller skillets like the 10in), but they are spendy. I got a Finex from their original Kickstarter (I liked the idea of them being made here in Portland), but they're also not cheap. My instinct is that some quality time sanding the cooking surface smooth would produce similar results in a cheaper pan...

Exuma 2y ago
Hmm i very strongly disagree. It was immediately apparent to me even on the first cook how vastly superior the surface was to any standard Lodge or whatever. Nothing wrong with Lodge, I have those too, but I was very surprised. TBH i wasnt really expecting much, my expectations were very low when I got it on a whim as I kept hearing people rave about it. The seasoning over time is also vastly superior because of these tiny grooves. I buy the skillet one as a gift for people and its pretty much unanimous that it's their favorite. Not trying to hype, its just legitimately one of my favorite pans
- Exuma 2y ago
  I forgot to mention if you get the griddle (Sorry, i kept calling it a skillet before, i meant this one: https://fieldcompany.com/collections/cast-iron-griddles/products/no-9-round-cast-iron-griddle https://fieldcompany.com/collections/cast-iron-griddles/prod...) If anyone gets that.... cook some smash burgers in it and it gets the best seasoning ive ever seen, very quickly.
  - HeyLaughingBoy 2y ago
    $185? WTF? Mine was like $10. It's a sheet of iron, FFS, not gold laminated.
- rpdillon 2y ago
  > It was immediately apparent to me even on the first cook how vastly superior the surface was to any standard Lodge or whatever. Can you expand on this? What was different on the first use that made its superiority so obvious so quickly? I have only a rudimentary understanding of cookware, so the difference between a $10 cast iron pan and a $200 cast iron pan isn't immediately apparent.
marssaxman 2y ago
> sanding the cooking surface smooth would produce similar results Your instinct is a good one - I tried this with a 12" Lodge skillet, working my way up to 220 grit with an orbital sander, and it instantly became my favorite pan.