Lodge Logic LPGI3 Pro 20-by-10-7/16-Inch Cast-Iron Grill/Griddle

~~$57.99~~

Only$40.99

Price update on21st Aug,2011

Product Features

Reversible grill/griddle made of cast iron for fast, even heating
Slight slope directs grease into generous grease gutter
Grip side-handles provide safe, convenient transport
Hand wash only with hot water; comes seasoned and ready to use
Measures 20 by 10-7/16 inches; limited lifetime warranty

Helpful customer reviews

Do not even THINK of trying another griddle
I adore this album, and I use it almost every day.
At first I was not sure I wanted a cast iron skillet. They are heavy and not dishwasher safe. . . I tried a couple of nonstick brands first - top-dollar brands with high ratings.
I hated it. The nonstick surface was inferior. To a reversible grill plate, the bottom was sticky and difficult to clean. The heat was not evenly distributed. One claimed to be dishwasher safe, but if I put it in the dishwasher, came from some of the nonstick surface.
I am very health conscious, and I use very little oil when I cook. Food often stuck on the "non-stick" surface - go figure.
I wanted a large pan that I could find for many things, including how the chefs cooking in the Japanese steak use - I dreamed of with a little touch of my favorite oil and tossed shrimp, chicken and vegetables in the pan like a pro . No, I did not think I could throw my tools in the air or catch the shrimp in the bag. . . I just wanted the taste and the ease of cooking.
At that time I was looking, and the non-stick stuff was not cut it. I did a little research and I found out that professionals recommend the Lodge pan, despite my anxiety, I thought I would try it.
Wow! The pre-seasoned surface is perfect, better than any non-stick surface I've ever used. Just a little bit of nonstick spray is all I need, and everything from pancakes, eggs flip with ease. Japanese-style grill works perfectly.
On the grill side: whole steaks, chicken, fish - fabulous, fast, and everything has a nice grill lines. Nice for grilled vegetables, too.
The griddle is heavy indeed, but it's okay. I would not recommend lifting, if you seriously have my muscle or joint pain, and I would not want to let it fall on my foot, but otherwise, go for it. I'm a softie, and if I can handle it, so can you.
What is not in a position to give the grill in the dishwasher: I do not think I'm going to say this, but I do not think about the fact that they hand-wash care. The pan cleans easily, a few swipes and I'm done. If I clean it and wake up to it the next morning (okay, I'm not so Suzy Homemaker) forget it, I let it across the top of my sink - not in the sink, but balanced by the edge to edge, at the top. . . and I run a little water on him, you can set it for a few minutes, and it is easy to clean.
A word of advice: Just as it says in the instructions, you need to clean the pan, without soap (water only) to obtain the pre-seasoned finish. However, you should use soap, you can. There are instructions on how to re-season the pan included - it's easy.
I honestly do not like the idea, not the cleaning with soap. I did not feel as if the germs were destroyed. . . But soap does not really kill germs, but only works as a surfactant, which makes water wetter so things are easier to clean.
If you want to kill germs, the heat is one of the best ways to do it. Each time the pan, you preheat the area for about five minutes or so - you bring a lot more germs than if you soap!
You can also rub your pan with a very light coating of oil, put them in a hot oven and disinfect it like this (this is also similar to how you reseason it).
This is one of the simplest, most beautiful kitchen utensil I own. It is easy to use, I feel surrounded by a professional mirror like all the food. Everything comes out great, and it is very easy to use and are not responsible food.
I've since added six more pieces of cast iron for my collection, a triangle corn bread / butter biscuits, a round of muffins / biscuits, and four cast-iron pans. Two of the pans are ancient - speak well seasoned! I do not use the bread / muffin bakers as much as I thought I would, but I use the pan almost every day. I love them.
PS: I remember reading somewhere that the use of cast iron also adds iron to your diet. A nice touch, yes?

Does exactly what it should

Goodness - I see posted here two main complaints: First, some people say it is hard. Well, that's it. It is more than 200 square inches of iron, folks. The weight is clearly advertised, so I have a hard time understanding the appeal. The second is a complaint some have uneven heating. Lodge could fix that - everything you need to do it, it is thicker - and much heavier, and more people would be unhappy about the weight.
Since the number of comments about the weight and the uneven heating seem about equal, I would say lodge has a great job of hitting a happy medium. Personally, I'm counting on a little uneven heating, I will sear chops breakfast at one end over a high burner and flip eggs on the other side of a lower burner - I have even been known to me only run on a burner, cooking on one end, and warming to the other. When I was a grill cook, that is, in my grill, ran hotter at one end. You also need some for "Set time" to allow cast - in comparison to aluminum, it's a pretty slow heat conductors which are made of cast iron is wonderful thermal stability. But it takes time for the heat to distribute, so they give a few minutes.
I can not comment on the factory coating - I used the strips and season to all my iron cooking surfaces, new or used. I have a change in me that Andrew pointed out - I have to help a Dremel and a flat bottom notch on the outer lip of one end of the grease gutter, pouring off the fat - if you do this, consider the edges smooth the notch in order to avoid heat stress cracks - they love it, start at sharp corners - and not make it too deep - just a small notch makes a big difference when dumping grease.
While I'm at it - I am a heretic - a blasphemer - a renegade. My confession? I sometimes clean mine with soap - a more accurate, detergents, soaps are actually the modern court. I think the "no soap" thing is a bit of mythology to us by the great-grandmother, which was basically lye soap and some kind of animal fat (bacon grease my grandma for her soap) can occur. So yes, perhaps lye soap was a bad idea, but it did not touch a very different chemistry from today's dishwashers, and as far as I can tell, modern detergent baked grundge on the bottom of my aluminum and enamel cookware, and they do not mean to touch properly seasoned iron either. I'm always careful, very thorough, and Oil again after cleaning, but as the thin film of oil is the life of cast iron.
I love this grill on the stovetop, but if you want to see this beauty on him the best, and you have at least a 20 "charcoal grill, place it on your charcoal grill and have fun. I do not think I ever cooled during the week or so after Hurricane Charley, as we had no electricity, I had filled up on charcoal before the storm, and heated as my neighbor, refrigerators and thaw their freezers, they kept bringing me food to cook before it spoiled -. and, of course, they shared with the chef. The neighbors saved some of their food, got the Lodge grill quite a workout, and my family have very good!
It is a well-made product. It's an American. And it's a great value. What's not to love? Can not just fall on your foot - I have mentioned, it is hard?

Best grill/griddle around

II just got my frying pan last week and I use it daily with excellent results every time. Mine came with a few minor scratches on the preseasoning but all of them seem to disappear very soon (I spray a little pam in the pan all over before it). I cooked some hamburgers on the grill side of what is delicious and they have the great grill marks on them. I have no sticking problems at all with this matter so far. Cleanup is easy, provided you have a stiff brush, a large sink and the strong arms needed to carry it from the stove to the sink to wash every time (the thing weighs 15 pounds). I recommend this pan for everyone, it is very well constructed and looks like it will last a lifetime with proper care.