This Rachael Ray cast iron 12" skillet with helper handle and pour spouts is slightly different than another version with silicone handles which this one doesn't have. But this model can go up to 500F in the oven where the other only did 450F. This may be the new release as the other has been unavailable for over a year. Our family will use this skillet for years to come so get it while it's here.PS. It is a black interior as pictured not as described in white.
I had high hopes for this pan. However, a number of items contributed to my ultimate disappointment:
1. After receiving it, I read in the instructions that one should not use of the pan on a glass stove top. The reason is because it is assumed that moving it around on the burner will scratch the glass. While you might think this would be obvious, I did not see this warning anywhere in the listing and I have another cast iron pan that I've used for months on my stove top without any problems. No biggie. I decided to try it anyway and just refrain from moving the pan laterally on the stove top.
2. Immediately after setting the pan on my glass stove top (which was off), I noticed why it was probably not recommended. The pan is warped and would not lay flat. I probably wouldn't have noticed this on a 1960s style electric range.
3. At this point, I proceeded to cook a couple of garden burgers in it. I used a little bit of oil in case the "non stick" interior was insufficient. (Fair warning: this is not Teflon, but some other coating or maybe just a polished finish.) At the end, I turned the heat off (which was never above medium) and placed a lid I have on the pan so the cheese on the burgers would melt. The perfectly circular lid did not fit because at least one of the axes on the pan is somewhat eccentric. So I tried another perfectly circular lid and it suffered the same problem. Both of these lids tightly fit all the other pans I have with the same diameter.
4. Not wanting to ruin the finish, I soaked the pan for a few minutes per the instructions, then tried to wipe the garden burger, cheese, and a little BBQ sauce off the pan. Recall I used probably a tablespoon of oil for the two garden burgers. No amount of scrubbing with a sponge would remove the residue. After it dried, I managed to chip most of it off with a fingernail, but this is not something I would be willing to do on a regular basis.
In conclusion, I have to say that if it hadn't been warped, the pan would be a reasonable $19 cast iron skillet,like the Lodge Logic L10SK3 12-Inch Pre-Seasoned Skillet provided I could use an abrasive to clean it. Non-stick? Er, no...
It is a pan and functions as one, more or less, so I gave it two stars, however I will be returning it and getting my $80 back.
Buy Rachael Ray Cast Iron 12-Inch Skillet with Helper Handle and 2 Pour Spouts, Orange Now
I think the skillet was a great buy. I have it in orange. Spent months looking for this item. Then it was out of stock. Then there was more stock and I purchased it. Watched RR use it a year ago for the first time on her show. RR cooked with a blue one and a red one on her show as well as the orange. I kept sending the show e-mails since I had my heart set on the red skillet and got no response, ever. I settled on orange. Whatever color it is a great skillet with great price. I agree with all the good cooks of the world everyone should have a good cast iron skillet.
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