This is the Lodge 8-inch cast iron skillet — the compact round pan that handles cooking for one or two people without bringing out a bigger skillet. It’s the right size for eggs and bacon for one, a single chicken thigh, a personal-sized cornbread, or a grilled cheese. The lighter weight also makes it the starter pan for anyone new to cast iron — easier to handle and season than the bigger sizes.
It’s the skillet that sits on the stovetop as the everyday breakfast pan, small enough to tuck into a camping kit, and the common first gift for someone learning to cook with cast iron. Pre-seasoned, oven-safe to any temperature, and the same lifetime-of-use durability as the larger Lodge skillets.
Lodge has been making cast iron cookware in South Pittsburg, Tennessee since 1896 — the longest continuously operating cast iron foundry in the United States. Every traditional black cast iron piece in the Lodge lineup is cast, seasoned, and packed at that Tennessee foundry.
