Universal Housewares Pre-Seasoned Cast Iron Chicken Fryer

It's an OK product for frying but I have similar size Lodge Logic and Logic is thicker and more well made than this product. I will just use it for camping outdoors and keep my Lodge fryer in my kitchen. I suggest you buy Lodge Logic and you will be more happier trust me.

I ruined my beloved Lodge Logic Chicken Fryer a few weeks back: I accidentally left it wet with the cover on, and it started to rust.As you may know, the Lodges are sand-cast resulting in a sort of pebbled surface all over.Attractive, but very hard to properly season into a flat mirror-like surface.But worse, if it rusts, it's very hard to get all the rust out of the little dimples without strong chemical help.To be honest, I just threw it out.

Enter the Universal Housewares Chicken Fryer.To start with, the surface is pretty much flat inside and out -no pebbling.It's also slightly larger than the old Lodge, but it does seem to be made a little cruder than the Lodges (lid handle asymmetrical, a mere tab instead of a second handle).

It arrived, like many Cast Iron Skillets, with some sort of protective coating (probably wax-based).So I did have to wash it quickly with hot water and soap to get down to the actual factory seasoning.It sort of looked like flat black paint (it isn't, of course), but I applied another coat of seasoning with the oil/oven method, and it's perked up wonderfully.Looks great!

All in all, I would have to rate this item above the Lodges.It might be a little lighter, a little more simply-made, but the flat interior is such a benefit.

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