Utopia Kitchen Pre Seasoned Cast Skillet Reviews Summary

Quality and Design

Pros:

• "This cast iron is amazing, after doing our seasoning on it it is completely non stick and makes the most amazing food."
• "This iron frying pan is top-notch! It Cooks your food thorough and evenly."
• "HIGH QUALITY, PRESEASONED CAST IRON SKILLET WITH EXCELLENT MANUFACTURE."
• "As a cast iron snob, a collector of American and Colombian cast iron let me say, this skillet is NICE!"
• "This cast iron skillet isn’t just cookware; it's a legacy in the making."
• "This is a high quality cast iron skillet."
• "The cast-iron skillet is a great quality product for the price."

Cons:

• "I'm baffled as to why this product has great reviews... this is the toughest casting I've seen from my whole collection."
• "The only problem is that it was stained and rusted on the edge near the small handle, a little over on the cooking side."
• "This particular frying pan was a leaker from day one."
• "I gave this three stars because I bought a brand new one and when I opened the box it had a terrible terrible rotting smell and the pan already had rust on all over it."
• "The surface seemed a little rough for a pre-seasoned pan."
• "Seems it’s not pure cast iron, after using it a bit I see silver like streaks in bottom, seasoning won’t adhere easy."
• "Color is nothing like in the picture. Everything I cooked stuck to the pan seasoned or not."

Usability

Pros:

• "Steak became nice and caramelized (had issues cooking steak in regular non-stick pan)."
• "I love my cast iron!! I use almost everyday, easy to clean, I avoid burning food, and it’s not toxic."
• "Also you can fry then put it in the oven as some dishes require."
• "once you have it seasoned it is almost non-stick or as non-stick as anything else"
• "It’s a great pan if you want to make an 8 inch loaf of bread. You can put the whole pan in the oven."
• "Cooked a couple shell steaks last night. A few minutes each side in skillet and then in over for 5 minutes. I was really surprised at how well the steaks came out- crust on outside, juicy."
• "We use a small pan for omelets, scrambled eggs, and sunny side up. This little pre-seasoned pan is perfect, nothing stuck."

Cons:

• "On my first use it cooked the steak very good. Unfortunately, washing it was quite a challenge."
• "It absolutely sucks do not waste your money if returns were not such a gadfly for crippled people I would have sent it back."
• "All the seasoning required sounds like too much work for an old weak lady so it just sets on my stove, waiting for me to get the energy to go through the seasoning process."
• "I just got this and before using it says wash, which I did. There still black stuff coming off, every time I scrub it with a paper towel."
• "Bought - 6.5 InchThe handle gets too hot and the food sticks on the pan."
• "Only think I dislike is not able to use this on high heat as the older ones were."
• "Heated the pan up to medium heat and literally everything stuck to the pan."

Value and Satisfaction

Pros:

• "Shipping for this pan is quick and safe. Excellent packaging.100 % good purchase!"
• "I just recently moved and have been getting new things for the house... This was one of the best purchases that I have made in a couple years."
• "I absolutely love this. Coming preseasoned was great."
• "I was lucky to get this also a discounted price and I highly recommend this product."
• "Good design, good shape, good size, good depth, good quality of manufacture, reasonable price."
• "A steal at Amazon's price."
• "Great product for great price."

Cons:

• "It absolutely sucks do not waste your money if returns were not such a gadfly for crippled people I would have sent it back."
• "I would rather buy new cheap pans every year than to continue using this one."
• "The factory seasoning isn’t strong but I only payed 30 something dollars."
• "It's ok, but it'd be great if it were flat on the bottom. It's concave so all the oil flows outward to the sides."
• "This is the worst fried I have ever had. I did I oiled it I did exactly what the instruction says and everything stuck to it."
• "It’s a nice heavy pan. It’s starting to rust now. I’ve seasoned it multiple times and there are rust spots."
• "The pan arrived yesterday completely unseasoned raw cast... Total piece of scrap metal."