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Skillets, according to buy it for life enthusiasts

Only claims about skillets made by people we have grounds to call buy it for life enthusiasts. The unrestricted skillets evidence is on the skillets page.

4 people we have grounds to call buy it for life enthusiasts make 39 quoted claims about skillets across 5 sources. Membership of the buy it for life enthusiasts group is recorded per person with its own evidence, and authority is scoped to skillets rather than to fame.

Which skillets do buy it for life enthusiasts recommend?

Endorsements and objections about skillets from buy it for life enthusiasts, together, strongest evidence first.

Lodge cast iron skillet

1 voice 4 claims 2 objections

AGA cast iron pan

1 voice 3 claims no objections from buy it for life enthusiasts

14:04 supports Adam Byatt Buy It For Life Enthusiasts was given the product
I now own a hundred of them and we've had them for over 15 20 years which they look like we've had them 15 20 years but yeah they're they're a brilliant pan

durability uses it professionally, daily 35 Years of cooking equipment - What I use everyday

Adam Byatt was given the product. Stated in the source: “they gave me these pans to cook on and I really loved cooking in them” Kept and labelled rather than dropped — a paid endorsement is still evidence, and you should be the one to decide what it is worth.

Owned 15 years

Cites durability

13:34 supports Adam Byatt Buy It For Life Enthusiasts was given the product
I just felt they were like the perfect size to make a one pot dish and they the the heat retention was brilliant in them.

use-case fit uses it professionally, daily 35 Years of cooking equipment - What I use everyday

Adam Byatt was given the product. Stated in the source: “they gave me these pans to cook on and I really loved cooking in them” Kept and labelled rather than dropped — a paid endorsement is still evidence, and you should be the one to decide what it is worth.

Cites heat retention, size and capacity, versatility

we tried making a tat tatan in them and um there on in we only made tat tatan in these pans
we use them for all sorts for cooking pieces of meat cooking fish cooking tatans cooking all sorts of stuff but I'm a real fan of these Arga cast iron pans
13:34 supports Adam Byatt Buy It For Life Enthusiasts was given the product
I guess actually one of the most important pans in our armory are these these little um cast iron solid heavyweight Arga pans. These are actually Arga pans.

recommendation uses it professionally, daily 35 Years of cooking equipment - What I use everyday

Adam Byatt was given the product. Stated in the source: “they gave me these pans to cook on and I really loved cooking in them” Kept and labelled rather than dropped — a paid endorsement is still evidence, and you should be the one to decide what it is worth.

Hestan frying pan

1 voice 2 claims 1 objection

Le Creuset enameled cast iron skillet

1 voice 2 claims 1 objection

Smithey cast iron skillet

1 voice 2 claims 1 objection

Field cast iron skillet

1 voice 2 claims no objections from buy it for life enthusiasts

11:35 supports Chris Hall Buy It For Life Enthusiasts
Said he had a field and he had trouble with eggs early on and he resolved to just quit cooking eggs for a while. He went and cooked a bunch of other stuff and said he circled back around to eggs later on and then they were non-stick.

durability relaying someone else Field Cast Iron Review: Egg Problems & Great Gratins

Cites seasoning durability

12:05 supports Chris Hall Buy It For Life Enthusiasts
Now, Chris also said later that uh all that cooking he did, he was in some sort of um hurricane relief situation, and I don't know if he was cooking for first responders or for people in a shelter or what have you, but when one of the hurricanes hit, he was doing a ton of cooking and used his field.

use-case fit relaying someone else Field Cast Iron Review: Egg Problems & Great Gratins

Cites seasoning durability

Viking enameled cast iron skillet

1 voice 1 claim no objections from buy it for life enthusiasts

What do buy it for life enthusiasts say about skillets in general?

Not a recommendation for a specific product — technique, materials and what to look for in skillets. Citable on its own terms.

8:33 supports Hannah Buy It For Life Enthusiasts
First, a broad cooking surface. We preferred pans that offered at least 10 inches of flat cooking surface.

recommendation tested it Cast Iron vs Enameled Cast Iron: Which is Better? | Gear Heads

Cites handle, shape and form, size and capacity

That extra height is really necessary for containing hot oil and food, such as when frying donuts and shallow frying chicken.
but we preferred those with wide broad loops that we could really hang onto, especially when wearing oven mitts
Generally though, we recommend buying a 12 inch skillet if you can. It's always good to have the option of a bigger pan for recipes of different sizes
3:01 supports Hannah Buy It For Life Enthusiasts
Artisan makers often cast their to have thinner sides, but a thicker bottom which cuts down on the total weight of the pan, but keeps that heat retention capability.

performance tested it Cast Iron vs Enameled Cast Iron: Which is Better? | Gear Heads

Cites heat retention, non-stick surface, surface finish, weight

Most artisan makers will also take the time to hand polish their pan surface, which makes it naturally non-stick much faster than a mass produced pan.
2:01 supports Hannah Buy It For Life Enthusiasts
Generally being a single piece of metal also makes these skillets very sturdy.

durability tested it Cast Iron vs Enameled Cast Iron: Which is Better? | Gear Heads

Cites build quality, coating, durability, ease of cleaning, maintenance, rust resistance

These cast iron pans start out like traditional cast iron, but then they're coated in a glass like vitreous glaze that seals the pan from air and moisture that could cause rust
their enamel coating makes enamel cast iron pans virtually maintenance free. You never have to season them and you can soak, use soap and scrub as much as you'd like.
Okay, that is my buying guide for these wonderful lifetime pans.
0:30 supports Hannah Buy It For Life Enthusiasts
In terms of cooking, there's very little these pans can't do.

performance tested it Cast Iron vs Enameled Cast Iron: Which is Better? | Gear Heads

Cites even heating, heat conduction, heat retention, searing and crust, versatility

Its superpower is that it can retain and conduct plenty of heat for deep browning of food.
like regular cast iron, these pans have excellent heat retention, so they'll sear, fry and braise well maintaining the heat you want without undesirable temperature dips as food is added or flipped
Though all of these are gonna sear a great steak.
A thick heavy pan has the mass and density to hold more heat than a thinner pan does, and once preheated will cook more evenly than a thinner and lighter pan
0:00 supports Hannah Buy It For Life Enthusiasts
Cast iron skillets are one of the most versatile pieces of cookware you can buy since they work on the stove top in the oven, even on the grill.

use-case fit tested it Cast Iron vs Enameled Cast Iron: Which is Better? | Gear Heads

Cites acid resistance, induction compatible, maintenance, oven safe, stovetop compatibility, versatility

Best of all, you can cook almost anything, even acidic foods that need to be simmered for a long time like a tomato sauce because the enamel seals the cast iron making the pan rust proof and non-reactive.
While both regular and enameled cast iron pans are induction compatible, the smoother enameled bottoms can be a little gentler on glass cooktops
Enameled is for the person that never wants to think about seasoning their pan. Enamel doesn't need it.
7:32 objects Hannah Buy It For Life Enthusiasts
like cast iron, it rusts when it's bare. It requires seasoning or a process that bonds oil to the surface of the pan not only for protection, but also to start the pan on its journey to make it non-stick.

durability Are Carbon Steel Pans Really The Best? | Gear Heads

Cites dishwasher safe (against), rust resistance (against)

One thing you wanna note with carbon steel, you don't wanna put these pans in the dishwasher. The dishwasher will ruin the seasoning.
11:34 mixed Hannah Buy It For Life Enthusiasts
you can see this pan has a nice non-stick layer started on it that will build over time. But you can do things in the normal path of cooking that will damage that non-stick surface. Really acidic things, for example, like tomato sauce, or white wine, or lemon juice. They can strip that coating back a little bit. This…

durability tested it Are Carbon Steel Pans Really The Best? | Gear Heads

Cites acid resistance (against), seasoning durability (against), repairability

Seasoning is a process. It can take upwards of a year to fully season a pan, even if you use it frequently. And sometimes, the seasoning will look like you're taking one step forward and two steps back. It can look blotchy, and brown, and sad.

How do skillets score among buy it for life enthusiasts?

Computed only from claims about skillets by people we have grounds to call buy it for life enthusiasts, so the axes answer “according to buy it for life enthusiasts” rather than “according to everyone”.

Domain authority

1 recommender, weighted by demonstrated expertise in skillets. Weighted by expertise in this category, never by audience size.

0.07

Independent consensus

1 independent voice across 1 source. How many independent voices converge, unweighted.

0.07

Long-term ownership

no dated ownership reports yet. Volume and length of dated first-hand ownership reports.

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Performance

1 performance claim. Claims about how well it does the job.

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Value

1 claim about price relative to what it does. Claims about what it costs relative to what it does.

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Repairability

no repairability claims yet. Claims about whether it can be maintained or rebuilt.

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Community breadth

all evidence from a single community so far. How many distinct communities converge, rather than one echo chamber.

0.00

Recency of evidence

most recent evidence from 2024. How recent the evidence is. Old evidence is not wrong, just older.

0.50

Objections raised

1 negative claim, mostly value. Weight of negative claims. High is not bad — it is well-documented.

0.18

These are separate measurements, not components of a score. They are never added together, and there is no overall rating — which of them matters depends on what you are buying the thing for. A dash means no evidence on that axis yet, not a low result.