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Newb Questions (self.castiron)

submitted 1 year ago by dohpaz42 to c/castiron

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Hello, I am looking to get myself a cast iron skillet, and I have a couple of questions I'm not finding immediate answers for:

Does it matter what brand of skillet I get? Is there one brand better than another, especially for beginners?
What size should I get? My main interest in CI is to make my own pizzas, but I'll probably expand out from there.
Should I get a set with multiple sizes?

Thanks! Also, am I missing asking anything else? I don't know what I don't know. :)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

One slight additional note is that if you're initially making pizza, you might want to consider a pizza iron in addition to a regular skillet. Lodge used to make a 14" one with a lip, but seems to have discontinued it in favor of a 15" lipless one. You can find less brands that's similar to the old Lodge 14".

It's a big enough surface for you to use as a circular griddle. The lip helps keep food from spill off if you're using it on a burner (but makes it slightly harder to slide a pizza peel, so I suppose that's why Lodge discontinued it), so you can cook a lot of food with it.