This is the Lodge Blacklock 12-inch skillet — the lighter, thinner version of Lodge cast iron for home cooks who want the performance without the weight. The walls are cast thinner than standard Lodge skillets, which cuts the pan weight by roughly a third while still delivering cast iron’s heat retention and searing surface. It ships triple-seasoned, so the nonstick release is further along than a standard pre-seasoned pan on day one.
It’s the skillet for cooks who love cast iron cooking but find the full-weight version harder to maneuver — everyday sears, eggs, pan-fried chicken, cornbread, and oven-finish dishes all work the same as on a heavier Lodge, just easier to pick up. Oven-safe to any temperature and works on induction, gas, electric, and campfires.
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.
