Field Co. Cast Iron Skillet No. 8 vs Cast Iron Classic Cast Iron Skillets: which is safer?

Lodge Cast Iron Classic Cast Iron Skillets is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

Field Co. Cast Iron Skillet No. 8

Field Company

Field Co. Cast Iron Skillet No. 8

PFAS grade

Excellent 90/100

Overall grade

Excellent 76/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

cast iron, bare/seasoned surface

Confidence

92%

PossibleIron leaching into acidic foods

ReportedRust and surface corrosion

Our pick

Lodge Cast Iron Classic Cast Iron Skillets

Lodge

Cast Iron Classic Cast Iron Skillets

PFAS grade

Excellent 90/100

Overall grade

Excellent 78/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

cast iron (bare or seasoned with oil)

Confidence

95%

PossibleIron leaching into food

PossibleRust formation and corrosion

PossibleThermal shock and cracking

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Iron leaching into acidic foods and Rust and surface corrosion on the Field Company and not on the Lodge.
  • We flag Iron leaching into food, Rust formation and corrosion and Thermal shock and cracking on the Lodge and not on the Field Company.
  • The Field Company is cast iron, bare/seasoned surface where the Lodge is cast iron (bare or seasoned with oil), which is most of the difference in these two grades.
  • These two are level, close enough that price and fit should decide it rather than our grade.

Both products run through the same public rubric: materials, coatings, brand disclosure, lab findings, and recalls, plus a beyond-PFAS hazard analysis. Grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests. How grades work →

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