Lodge Pre-Seasoned Cast Iron 2-in-1 Double-Sided Reversible Grill Pan/Griddle Plate for Indoor and Outdoor Use. Flat and Ridged. Induction, Oven, Grill and Metal Utensil Safe. Made in The USA

This is one of the best cast iron skillet I've owned. It came pre seasoned which gives a good starting point to build up a great cooking surface. Being double sided gives loads of cooking options and has enough cooking surface for 3 medium sized burgers. I use mine over the gas cooker (big enough to cover 2 gas hobs) and thus have better control over temperature zones. The ridged side gives amazing charred lines. It's not light weight either...so be prepared! Also it keeps heat very well and fairly long enough. As fas as cleaning it's easy as long as you pat it dry, place it over the hob to finish drying and as soon as it's totally dry, straight away cover the WHOLE skillet with a light coat of vegetable oil (IK there's other good ones to use)...WARNING the skillet is going to be hot...let it cool down and store.

This has sat permanently on my range cooker since purchasing a few months ago. I use it to cook steaks, bacon, burgers and chicken among other things. It's absolutely brilliant and I haven't used my 12 inch skillet since purchasing it. Pros Large cooking surface area; you can get a lot of food on this at once Retains its heat exceptionally well - as expected from cast iron Factory Seasoning is good enough to cook with right away and it's improved as I've used it. Cons A bit awkward to clean - because of the size and weight of it, it's not easy to get it under the tap. The grill side is worse for cleaning and I've found I leave it on the flat side because of this. The initial texture was a bit rough, but it's gotten smoother as I've used it. All in all a high quality bit of cookware, that gives great results, provided you know how to (or are prepared to learn) use and look after cast iron.

I can't believe i didn't buy something like this sooner. Fantastic for cooking several steaks, burgers at one time, great for larger quantities without having to use several pans and it just cooks/sears meat so well. It is very easy to clean, i always run under hot water while it's still hot, give a little scrub with some soap and once dried put oil on it ready for the next use.

Lodge stuff is fab. No teflon or chemicals and will last a lifetime. Slippery as teflon when seasoned. Any cast iron pan or griddle must be cleaned after use (no dishwasher!), dried immediately (preferably on a hob) lightly oiled and put away. If not it will rust, and more fool you for not reading the instructions. Forget teflon coated aluminum throw away rubbish. Buy quality, look after it and join the proper chefs club. You will never look back.

A solid, versatile tool in the kitchen with just a couple of flaws. PROs: - Great for an induction hob with multizone capability. - Heats very quickly. Even heat transmission. - Reversible so very versatile - steaks on one side, pancakes on the other. - Delivered pre-seasoned so non-stick. - Quality product. Good value for the outlay Cons: - Cast iron is very heavy. - Worried it will scratch the glass on induction. They should deliver it with a removable fitted silicone protectors (for opposite edges. Workaround is to place thin silicone mat as support. - came with a flaw - one edge has a nodule that can cut into glass - cast iron needs special cleaning and maintenance. Overall would recommend for induction jobs with multizone functionality.

I'm a bit of a Lodge fanboy having various skillets in different sizes, griddles, dutch ovens etc etc. I bought this griddle plate as it sits very nicely on the two rear burners (which are the same size) of my gas hob. It's really useful for burgers, steaks, chicken etc. I have cooked American style pancakes on the flat size too. Works well on my Weber Kettle BBQs too. I'm always looking for new pieces to add to my collection and usually end up ordering from Amazon US via Amazon UK and save £££ in delivery.

Doesn't heat evenly on induction! Turns out this is a "feature" of cast iron, that it develops hot spots and cool spots and you learn to use them in your cooking, apparently! It means you can't cook a full griddle of pankcakes because 1/3 burn and 2/3 cook unevenly. most pans have different materials to allow for more even heating across the pan. This one does not, so cannot really be used. Shame. It looks nice and finish is good, just doesn't work.

Seems OK nice and sturdy will have to use it for a few months to see how good this really is goes fab with our Weber gas grill