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I ordered this griddle to replace my Teflon one trying to replace all my teflon cookware piece by piece. I'm VERY happy with it. It came pre-seasoned and ready to use, and I've used it a dozen times already; for pancakes, for quesadillas and most recently, for grilled cheese sandwiches. It does take some "getting used to". It is very heavy for one. And it takes a while to pre-heat, because you don't want to heat it up too fast. I usually start it out on low heat (around 3 or 4 on my electric range). I pre-heat for about 5 minutes. This way, the heat gets evenly distributed. If you start cooking too soon, yes, it will be unevenly heated. Once you bring it up to heat, you need to watch it to make sure it doesn't get too hot. I leave it on 3 or 4, closer to 3 for pancakes, closer to 4 for grilled cheese and it has cooked everything perfectly. Cleans up like a professional non-stick item and is tough, tough, tough. I use my steel pizza cutter to cut through quesadillas right on the griddle before serving them something you definitely CAN'T do on Teflon!

Admittedly, a few drawbacks the weight, the long time to pre-heat. But once you get used to it, you will love it just like I do.

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I have a collection of Lodge pans in the kitchen "tool box" so it was a no brainer that getting this griddle would be an exciting addition. It showed up in perfect shape and was even pre-seasoned. I was sure that cooking would be a snap but was quickly very disappointed. After mixing up some delicious home made pancakes, I quickly ruined the first pan full by the pan burning the ones in the middle and under cooking all the others. We use a state of the art G.E. gas stove with very good ratings. The burners all are very even and heat perfectly. After shifting the griddle around to other burners, there was no change. This problem usually stems from poor materials and inconsistent construction. For any other griddle, I would take it in stride but for a Lodge product, this was surprising and unexpected. For comparison purposes, I put on the large skillet and cooked up a perfect set of pancakes. I've never had such an experience and couldn't believe it! This shouldn't stop you from buying their skillets but I can't believe the handling of this griddle. Very disappointing. Very unexpected.

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I wanted to love this griddle because I have other Lodge pans and the size is great. That said, even with preheating, this griddle does not heat evenly the center gets much hotter than the corner areas. For pancakes, I rotate them just to have some even browning. A disappointment.

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Ive purchased a number of Lodge cast iron cookware products the last 10 days or so.

Im a newbie to cast iron so I expected that all the horrible stuff Im reading online about cast iron would happen, and it would take me months before I mastered cooking with cast iron.

It was quite a different story.

Ive had better luck with the Lodge preseasoned cast iron than Ive had with even nonstick pans I bought just a few weeks ago. These Lodge pans worked so well that I just gave away all my nonstick, including some nice pans that had never even been used at all.

I submit that if one is having trouble with Lodge pans they either didnt follow the initial instructions to clean the pan before cooking (there is a coating in the pan that must be removed with warm water and a soft brush that will cause food to stick until its gone)...or they are not letting the pan warm up adequately enough before trying to cook in it. If food is put into the pan BEFORE it is hot (water dances on the surface) Ive noticed that if its a sticking sort of food, eggs (potatoes, etc) that its almost guaranteed to stick some.

Another issue is overheating. The cast iron is working on 3/10 on my electric stove where the stainless steel I have and nonstick I had were needing to be on 5/10. If I turn it up to 5 the pan overheats and causes food to stick and burns it pretty quickly.

I did an experiment with one of my Lodge pans and turned the heat up on the stovetop and burnt the finish really badly. It seemed to have ruined the seasoning. I then took a stainless steel scrubbing pad and scrubbed it a little, put a thin coat of cooking oil in, baked it in the oven for an hour, repeated the process again and when it was done the pan was like brand new. It cant be distinguished from the pan that didnt get messed up.

These Lodge products are fantastic if one follows the directions and uses them right, no question about it...

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Okay, it's a square griddle. And it's Lodge Logic.

Both of which are good things it's bulletproof, pre-seasoned, and nothing sticks to it. I've got plenty of Lodge Logic cookware and love the stuff.

However, like most griddles, it's significantly hotter in the center than at the corners, at least on an electric range. Making a consistent batch of, say, hash browns, is possible only with attention... just like any other griddle. I'd really hoped for a thicker bottom with enough thermal mass to give more even heating over the entire surface.

That said, I like to use it in the oven unheated for garlic bread and mini-pizzas to keep the crust from browning before the cheese, and pre-heated for fries and such to minimize/eliminate the need for flipping them exquisite browning, no oil required. In these applications, this pan surpasses anything else available.

For most things on top of the stove, I'd be more inclined to use my 12" round Lodge Logic skillet.

If I had to pick *one*, I'd choose the 12" round skillet over this griddle... but if you really want a griddle, this one still works better than ordinary non-stick and does some amazing work in the oven.