Victoria 8-Inch Cast Iron Skillet, Pre-Seasoned Cast-Iron Frying Pan with Long Handle, Made in Colombia

If you want no stick on a will-stick pan, you gotta learn what they want!
Lovely Pan! I gave up non-stick pans long ago and have been cooking eggs in a stainless steel Cuisinart frying pan for over a decade. If you want no stick on a will-stick pan, you gotta learn what they want. For my 8″ Cuisinart, I set it on the small electric burner, turn it on to medium (5), and set the timer for 6 minutes. At 6 minutes, add a dab of butter (and for me, I do mean just a dab – only enough for a thin coat where the egg will sit), then add the egg for scrambled or over-easy. No stick. Begin sooner than 6 minutes, it sticks.Basically, if your pan is too cold, the food will stick. If it’s too hot, it may stick and will burn your food. Ya gotta find that sweet spot where you food browns nicely without overcooking. Know your burner; does it run hot? Use a timer, check your results, and test til you find it. You can do it, and it’s worth it.This is my second time using the Victoria Cast Iron, first time with an egg. The pan came pre-seasoned which I’m glad of as I’m not interested in that; I’d rather learn my pan and burners. The first cook was steak with some butter to welcome the pan home. Followed the instructions that came with it: washed with mild soap and warm water, towel dry. No problems.For this egg, the burner is large and heats up faster, so I set the timer for 5 minutes but only needed a bit over 3. Small dab of butter, and walla! No stick. Deliciously cooked evenly throughout, tender but with crispy edges. Better than my trusty Cuisinart!Regarding rust, the instructions say to never let it air dry. Also, it says to use warm soap and water, something I’ve not done before on cast iron. But I researched the brand well. They’ve been making this cast iron for a long time; I trust they know their metal.This pan is so much better than my old lodge, I can’t even compare. Nearly smooth surface (read about that on their website), nice long, arched handle, and way bigger drip spouts that are wonderful. Bonus of beautifully etched logo on the bottom.Looking forward to a long and prosperous cooking adventure with this pan. Ya just gotta treat ’em right!Update 2/15/25: Tried making a grilled cheese: set burner to #4 for 3 min, but it browned the edges of bread too quickly (see first side). Turned burner down to #3 and covered it with a light pie plate to capture the pan’s heat and melt the cheese quickly, but without sealing the pan which would cause steam and soggy bread. Pan was still too hot, turned it down to low/sim (#1) for 2 min and walla! the amazing side 2. The cheese (pretty thick slices of Colby Jack) was melted all the way through and gooey, the bread and crust was crisp but not hard. The sandwich stayed warm for most of eating it (I’ve found different cooking methods have different heat retention; call me crazy, lol). Probably the most delicious grilled cheese I’ve ever made!Next day I tried frying cheese right in the pan after cooking an egg (turned burner down to #3 for fried cheese). It melts quickly without having to broil it before putting the egg on top. The bit of browned cheese stuck in the bottom of the pan comes right off with the spatula and goes onto the bread. So yummy! This pan has become my favorite to try everything! Made delicious fried rice from leftovers that didn’t stick at all. Love this pan!!

Perfect pan! Will last a lifetime.
OK, I wanted a cast iron skillet because I was tired of buying non stick pans with bad for me coatings that flaked off. Cast iron pans are cheap but scary for a couple of reasons: seasoning and weight. So, after reading food blogs and ratings for weeks on the Internet, I decided Victoria was best for me because the factory seasoning was supposed to be better out of the box and the 12 inch pan was 1.1 pounds lighter than Lodge with a longer handle and a better helper handle. So I got a good deal for a few bucks more than Lodge and here are the results. (1) SEASONING. Even though the factory seasoning is supposed to be good, everything I read said you must enhance it for the best performance. I enhanced the seasoned by heating it on the stove, wiping it all over with Cisco (if it was good enough for Grandma, good enough for me), and placing it upside down in an oven at 500 degrees for one hour, let it cool in the oven, and wipe off excess, if any. I did this 4 times. Some people recommend 6 seasonings but the pan had gotten really dark and black after 4 so I called it quits. Every time I use the pan I wash it out with water and a scrub brush (no soap), put in on the stove over medium heat to dry, wipe all over with Crisco, let it set to cool off a bit, and then wipe off excess. Avoid using paper towels when seasoning because they leave little bits of paper behind and that is not something I want included in my seasoning. Use a lint free towel instead. After only six weeks, I am thrilled that my eggs (using a pat off butter) slip around this thing better than my non stick pans and they cook more evenly. (2) WEIGHT. I have some arthritis issues in my hands and back. Was I crazy for getting a 6.6 pound frying pan? I sure as heck wasn’t going to be tossing stir fry or flipping omelettes in this baby. But with that extra long handle and the nicely designed helper handle, I can move this around pretty well. You always have to use oven mitts because the handles gets screaming hot but still it isn’t hard to hold onto. I can brown a nice pork loin roast with rub on all sides in the pan, remove, thrown in some root vegetables and onions and toss in oil, put the roast back in, throw in the oven at 350 degrees until roast is 145 degrees ( about an hour) and have a great one pot dinner with fabulously carmelized vegetables without killing my back. The frying pan is lighter than a cast iron dutch oven. Have you tried cast iron pizza? It is the crispiest pizza crust I have ever eaten. Corn bread?Yum. BOTTOM LINE. A cast iron pan is incredibly versatile. My Victoria 12 inch cast iron frying pan is well-designed, lighter-weight, incredibly well-seasoned after only 6 weeks. It is an amazing value that I expect to last the rest of my life. I am having a heck of a lot of fun discovering a new way of cooking. Although there is a new rule in my house, no one touches my cast iron but me!

めちゃ重いですが！熱伝導率が真ん中も周りも均一になります。鋳物の底の厚みが5ミリぐらいあるので焼き料理も上手く調理出来ますＩHクッキングヒーターは真ん中が1番熱がかかり周りは熱元が無いので安物のフライパンだと真ん中付近ばかり早く熱が伝わりますがこのフライパンはほぼ均等に熱が伝わります買って良かったです！テフロン加工に比べれば食材がくっついてしまいますが油を挽いて使い方をマスターすれば大丈夫です。

Perfect for slow cooking or frying vegetables like potato with less oil. Ideal for a small family. Like any other cast iron vessel, it requires timely seasoning and care, so it is enough for a lifetime.