Hello, I am looking to get myself a cast iron skillet, and I have a couple of questions I’m not finding immediate answers for:

  • Does it matter what brand of skillet I get? Is there one brand better than another, especially for beginners?
  • What size should I get? My main interest in CI is to make my own pizzas, but I’ll probably expand out from there.
  • Should I get a set with multiple sizes?

Thanks! Also, am I missing asking anything else? I don’t know what I don’t know. :)

  • paper_clip@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    One slight additional note is that if you’re initially making pizza, you might want to consider a pizza iron in addition to a regular skillet. Lodge used to make a 14" one with a lip, but seems to have discontinued it in favor of a 15" lipless one. You can find less brands that’s similar to the old Lodge 14".

    It’s a big enough surface for you to use as a circular griddle. The lip helps keep food from spill off if you’re using it on a burner (but makes it slightly harder to slide a pizza peel, so I suppose that’s why Lodge discontinued it), so you can cook a lot of food with it.