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Lodge Chef Collection 12-Inch Cast Iron Skillet
$40
The Lodge Chef Collection 12-inch. Lighter than the classic, still cast iron, still oven-proof.
WhyA 12-inch cast-iron skillet is the Lodge Chef Collection.
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Best 12-inch cast-iron skillet under $80
The quiz already filled these answers: one skillet, cast iron, a family sear, gas or electric, 12-inch, and under $80. Those answers change the pick: the card below is the current Lodge Chef Collection 12-inch you actually lift for a steak, not the 10.25-inch classic, and not a $150 D3 you did not ask to season.
- Form: One skillet
- Material: Cast iron
- Job: A hard sear
- Cooktop: Gas, electric coil, or glass
- Size: 12-inch
- Budget: About $40–80
One 12-inch cast-iron skillet for a family sear, under $80 already filled, is why this page is the Lodge Chef Collection 12-inch. That is the current family iron you actually lift for a steak — not the 10.25-inch classic, and not a $150 D3 you did not ask to season.
Switch the surface to carbon steel and the pick becomes the OXO Obsidian 12-inch. Keep cast iron and the card stays the Chef Collection.
A 10.25-inch enameled Le Creuset is a different size, so it does not sit next to this pick. A carbon-steel OXO is a different surface, so it is not the other shape on this card.
Today's pick for these answers
This card is the quiz winner for the filled answers. Change an answer and you can get a different winner.
Same 12-inch sear, carbon steel instead of cast iron
Switch the surface to carbon steel and the pick becomes the OXO Obsidian 12-inch. Keep cast iron and this page stays the Lodge Chef Collection.
With those answers, the pick is OXO Obsidian 12-Inch Carbon Steel Frypan. See the carbon-steel pick
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