Lodge Seasoned Carbon Steel

• Cooking evenness: This model was very good for cooking evenness across the entire cooking surface. We expect all cookware in this set to perform similarly for this and other food.
• Handle temperature: This set's handles were excellent at keeping temperatures low enough to touch without a potholder when used on the stovetop. You'll definitely need a potholder for sets scoring Fair or Poor. We also consider the size and shape of the handle when scoring.
• Handle sturdiness: This set scored fair for handle sturdiness, which gauges its resistance to bending or breaking under increasing force.
• Baking: This model was good in baking cornbread.

The Lodge Seasoned Carbon Steel is part of the Cookware test program at Consumer Reports. In our lab tests, Frying Pans (Carbon Steel) models like the Seasoned Carbon Steel are rated on multiple criteria, such as those listed below.

Cooking evenness: A thermal imaging camera is used to evaluate the heating evenness of the frying pan,

Baking: We made cornbread in the frypan which gives an indication of how well the frypan can bake. We looked at moistness, volume and how evenly golden brown the cornbread was on both the top and the bottom.

Handle temperature: Handle temperature relates to the average temperature of different areas of the handle during heating.