Cast Iron Classic Cast Iron Skillets vs Cast Iron Skillet Pan 6": which is safer?

These two grade almost identically. Pick on price and preference; neither has a PFAS edge.

Lodge Cast Iron Classic Cast Iron Skillets

Lodge

Cast Iron Classic Cast Iron Skillets

PFAS grade

Excellent 75/100

Overall grade

Good 63/100

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

Why this gradeBuy
Lodge Cast Iron Skillet Pan 6"

Lodge

Cast Iron Skillet Pan 6"

PFAS grade

Excellent 75/100

Overall grade

Good 63/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

cast iron, seasoned with oil

Confidence

92%

PossibleIron leaching

PossibleRust and oxidation

PossibleCoating degradation (seasoning loss)

Why this gradeBuy

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Iron leaching into food, Rust formation and corrosion and Thermal shock and cracking on the Lodge and not on the Lodge.
  • We flag Iron leaching, Rust and oxidation and Coating degradation (seasoning loss) on the Lodge and not on the Lodge.
  • The Lodge is cast iron (bare or seasoned with oil) where the Lodge is cast iron, 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.

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