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Unlike most pans today and even some cast iron skillets, this one just feels solid and is quite heavy.

The best part of this was that the skillet is not pre-seasoned. I've had to search high and low for one like this. The ones that are pre-seasoned have that cheap feel to them.

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Bayou Classicpretty good! I want to start off by saying that I am pretty much a Lodge follower, and most of my cast iron products are from the Lodge company. However, this is a good buy. I wanted a very large pan to make pizzas in, and Lodge has a 17" similar skillet (but without the handle). I was not concerned much whether there was a handle or not, since these pans are so big (covering 2 burners on the stove) that no one in their right mind would be carrying it by the handle alone (no handle would have been better for my home use, but not a deal breaker). Even with outdoor use, the handles aren't really long enough on these large pans to make a huge difference in safety or ease.

I also preferred Lodge due to my comfort-level with their consistently fine products. However, the Lodge 17" inch was nearly double the price of what I purchased this one for, and I had a good experience with the Bayou Classic company previously, having purchased one of their high BTU outdoor burners (for turkey frying and pressure canning). Additionally, reading the Lodge 17" reviews, it seemed that 17" was actually larger than a lot of standard ovens, not allowing an oven door to shut all the way. i tried measuring my oven, but just couldn't get a precise enough measurement due to an inset section on the door itself, so that I wasn't completely sure my oven would be one that worked with a 17 inch pan. Lo and behold, I find this lovely 16" and at half price. It was hard to say no and I took a chance.

Well, when i touch this pan, i can tell Lodge is much smoother to the feelThe Bayou Classic is roughernot as finely castbut for me, it's not paying double the price rougher either. Additionally, and more importantly, it absolutely fits in my oven. i'm pretty sure now that the 17" never would have fit, since the 16" is right up against the oven door (the handle you turn sideways, and there's no problem). The one pizza i've made so far turned out fabulously (if you've never tried cast iron for pizza, you're missing out on a great crustyou can even crisp the crust up more on the stovetop), and I'm very pleased with this purchase. I also have the Lodge 14" inch (flat) pizza pan, but that extra 2 inches helps with bigger portions, and higher siding is the only choice for deep dish pizza, obviously. All in all a good find, and I'm very happy i bought this.

Update: since I've purchased this about two weeks ago, the price on the Lodge 17" went down. Still, I would buy this product againmainly because it fits in my oven!

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I cannot recommend this skillet at all. On the very first usage, a crack formed on the side. It seems very cheaply made and I am returning it for a refund.

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Placed the skillet on stove and added oil and the skillet cracked and oil went every where.I've cooked with iron skillets for 50 years and never had this to happen also baked with them.The oil made a very big mess to clean because it was all over the stove.After the skillet cooled the crack closed up inside the skillet but on the bottom it was still there.I'm not very pleased with the skillet.

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First off, the packaging was horrible. It came in a box not much bigger than the pan with NO packing at all. The handle was sticking out the side of the box when I got it!! No biggie though. I opened the box and found the pan to be of poor quality, the handle was barely long enough for me to hold in my hand and with no handle opposite, it would be a chore to move this baby around when you had a few pounds of food in it!! The casting was REALLY rough and you could see that there was about a 3 inch spot in the middle where the casting was very thin. This thing was junk and I sent it back to be replaced by a Lodge. Bayou Classics are cast in China and they look like it!! Wish I knew that before I ordered it!!