Lodge Cast Iron Seasoned 17" Dual Handle Pan

Mine arrived with imperfections. One on each side of the handle on the rim. I am going to return it and hope that I can find one in the store that I can inspect before I buy it. This pot is a perfect size at 3 qt for chili, soup, spaghetti sauce, etc., and the other flat pan also serves as a lid. The iron that the Lodge pans give to the food is what the doctors say is good for us. They also clean up easily even if something happened to stick and you just follow the directions and re-season it. I'm sad that my set has these imperfections. It appears that something was setting on the top of the pan in the firing process and caused it not to finish properly. I'm afraid I will have rust or some sort of problem so back it goes. I have many Lodge products and this is the first time I have gotten something that was not perfect. This is just the right size for a family of 2-6.

I love all the Lodge cast iron, they come pre-seasoned, but I always reseason all my new cast iron at least twice before I ever use it, I do it the old fashion way with lard, outside on my charcoal grill as hot as I can get it and for several hours recoating the inside several times and then making sure it cooks until all the lard is cooked into the iron, coating the inside bottoms especially, then I'm ready for years of fine cooking. When people say that food sticks they do not have the inside bottoms seasoned like they are supposed to be and I never use anything to clean except warm water and a paper towel, dry off and put away. If you cook on it often you should not have to put oil on it if it is properly seasoned and don't worry about germs and whatnot because when you preheat your pans, as you should before you use them but not too hot, it kills everything.