Square Pans Item ID: #43Bayou Classic 12″ Cast Iron Square SkilletProduct Information:Our Bayou Classic Iron Square Skillet is perfect for making saucey dishes, gravy, some pastas, casseroles, and of course steaks as this tool is very efficient in heat retention and conduction, which help you save time and gas. It also comes with corners that can be used as pour spouts, which makes transfer or decantation easier without making messy sauce drips on the countertop. Cooking a la gourmet has never been made easy with this iron cookware!
Item DescriptionBayou Classic cast iron cookware is made heavy-duty, rough and rugged. Ideal for frying fish, chicken, hushpuppies, and fries. Grill steaks, fajitas, vegetables, pancakes, eggs, and bacon. Use the corners of the skillet as pour spouts.
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Now I think I’m thankful it didn’t. The corner handle seemed like it would be more convenient, but I was specifically looking for a square 12″ skillet, and NOT diagonally! That is misleading advertising, unless you’re selling tv sets, which everyone knows are measured diagonally.
ASIN:B000VXIQY8 Bayou Classic 7436, 12″ Cast Iron Square Skillet]]
I thought I was really smart. I went in the kitchen and measured a skillet to see how large 12″ would be. WELL, I was really upset when I got it. {You have to measure from corner to corner.} It was smaller than I had thought. For a good iron skillet ,it’s a good buy.But, I can only get 2 chops in it at one time.
I thought I was buying a 12″ square pan. I searched on other websites to find more info about size but even Bayou Classic does not give the size. Other sites were also off. I gave faith to Amazon and ordered the pan.
Here are the real measurements:
Outside lip 10.4″ square
Inside at the top 9.9″ square
Inside at the bottom 8.6″ square
Corner to corner, it does measure 12″ at the top edge
Corner to end of handle, 16.8″ long.
Basically the pan is the same size as the Lodge 10 1/4″ square pan.
It felt lighter in weight compared to the Lodge square pan, which can be good, you get the same results of cast iron, but lighter for better handling. You do need to season it.
I have other Bayou Classic pieces and the quality is not quite the Lodge quality but the price you can’t beat to get the same cooking results. I plan to buy other Bayou Classics again.
My hint about seasoning: use shortening all over the cast iron, in and outside, heat the cast iron on a gas barbecue at medium-high heat for about an hour, it will rival the quality of pre-season cast iron. I have tried the oven method and I don’t think it is worth it to smoke-up the kitchen and it just does not get the cast iron seasoned well enough.