12-Inch Cast Iron Skillet

Absolutely awesome! I have now purchased a your ticket 10” as well as your 12”. Great quality. Love the handle… stays relatively cool during cooking.

The pan is amazing and after the initial sticky first couple of meals, the seasoning began to take hold. I love knowing that this is non-toxic, and new. The newer Lodge stuff feels cheap for some reason (it is less expensive) and the older lodge stuff, we never know what they cooked in it. Really old stuff could have been used to melt lead for ammunition (yikes), but this gives me peace of mind and it really is quite beautiful. The handle seems to be a point of contention with many. I like the look of it, but I don't care for it, it hurts my hand, but I also don't lift the pan often, and use a thick oven mit when I do, so it isn't a bother.

Pure honesty from a real human; this is the best cast iron pan on the market for two (of many) main reasons:
Smooth finish is incredible and this is the only pan you can buy, for home use, that you can choose to come unseasoned (bare) and you can season with whatever fat you choose. I love that option I will only buy Stargazer, even though this will last me a lifetime. Thank you!

I Purchased the 12 inch skillet and seasoned it myself, after multiple rounds in the oven it finished up a lovely bronze color, and the cooking surface was beautifully smooth.

I have used it for frying, brazing, and general stove top use, it has worked well for all of it.

The rolled lip on the pans edge works extremely well for pouring liquids without spilling or dripping, the handle is long enough to get leverage and work the pan without being overly cumbersome. The handle stays cool for all, but the longest Stove top cooking sessions or oven duty.
The proportions on this pan are really great, the size of the main handle and helper handle work effortlessly with potholders, something that is often overlooked but appreciated when it is full of hot food.

I have a different cast in piece from another high end US company, and while it is very nice, the fit and finish on the stargazer is markedly better with a cleaner cooking surface.

This will not be my last stargazer pan.

Use it to bake cookies, cornbread, stir fry, make soups - it's really versatile and easy to maintain.

I purchased the Stargazer 12 inch as well as the 10.5 inch. I've been using my Lodge 12 inch for several years now and it has served me well but I wanted to see what the hype was with the higher priced iron cookware with the machined smooth surfaces and different handles. I must say I am very well pleased with Stargazer quality and I am a believer in the the craftsmanship that they put into their product. The seasoning right out of the box is ready for almost anything. First cook was cornbread that literally slid out of the skillet. I have since done lots of breakfast foods like scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage gravy and everything has turned out like this skillet is generations old with lots of seasoning built up over the years. The long and uniquely shaped handle makes the pan feel lighter than it actually is, (not that it's heavy compared to my lodge). The handle is very comfortable in the hand and it really does stay cooler on the longer stove top cooks than the short handles that most of the competition is equipped with. The rolled lip on the Stargazer works so well at pouring that you really won't miss the pour spouts like you might think. Something that I was concerned about but turned out to not be a concern at all. I definitely and happy with my purchase and will be looking forward to more Stargazer products coming out in the future.