Lodge LSRG3 Cast Iron Single-Burner Reversible Grill/Griddle, 10.5-inch

The first pan sent was broken from one side…asked for replacement and received a damaged product this time..only it isn’t broken.. the seasoning is damaged..three stars only for being original although there were no lodge tags or stickers. A little disappointed!

Piastra dalle generose dimensioni, adatta per cuocere bistecche degne di questo nome. La superficie è reversibile, per cui chi preferisce la cottura dietetica delle carni su superficie rigata potrà utilizzare il lato opposto a quello che si vede in foto. Personalmente l’ho presa per utilizzare prevalentemente il lato liscio, il più adatto a cuocere la carne in maniera uniforme, donando alla superficie una perfetta crosticina croccante dovuta alla reazione di Maillard. Reazione impossibile da ottenere sulle tradizionali padelle antiaderenti, in quanto non si può farle scaldare sul fuoco a dovere prima di mettere a cuocere la carne; pena la rovina dello strato di materiale antiaderente, oltre la possibile contaminazione del cibo da parte dello stesso. Non è economica, ma vista l’eccellente qualità costruttiva i 79 € che mi è costata li ho spesi volentieri. Anche se il fatto che pochi giorni dopo il mio acquisto sia scesa a 61 € (senza essere in offerta) non depone a favore di Amazon (venditore diretto del prodotto). Un po’ più rispetto per il cliente sarebbe d’obbligo.
Inoltre questa volta Amazon ha completamente toppato l’imballaggio. Semplicemente INESISTENTE. La piastra è stata spedita all’interno di una busta di plastica, una di quelle che utilizzano i corrieri. Col risultato che la busta, tagliandosi in un paio di punti, quando l’ho ritirata lasciava fuoriuscire un paio di angoli della piastra. Scandaloso e inaccettabile, un simile imballaggio. Tra l’altro la ghisa è anche un materiale fragile, per cui la piastra avrebbe anche potuto rompersi durante il trasporto.

Living in an apartment with no possibility to get an outdoor barbeque, this cast iron grill sits perfectly on my indoor stove and allows me to cook up burgers, steaks and bacon on the flat griddle or the grill and achieve grill marks just like on the BBQ, it’s also perfect for eggs, pancakes and English muffins

This Single-Burner Reversible Grill/Griddle is perfect for a variety of meals and is a breeze to clean. Whether you’re cooking bacon, hamburgers, eggs, pancakes, steak, chicken, or just warming tortillas for tacos, this cast iron grill/griddle is perfect. It also makes a great toasted sandwich. It distributes heat evenly and is the perfect size to feed two or more people, depending on what you’re making.

The fact that it is a single-burner product is something that I find invaluable. It doesn’t take up much space and even looks quaint sitting on my stove in my kitchen when its not in use. My friends love it and I always tell them that for something that can last you forever if you take care of it, this cast iron grill/griddle is priceless.

Although it is heavy, you more than likely won’t need to move it much. I keep mine on my stove top at all times and just warm it up when needed. I rarely have to move it for cleaning, as I can often just wipe it down to remove any remaining food particles. When it does need a deeper clean, warm water does the trick.

The only aspect of this cast iron tool that I have the slightest gripe about is that when cooking food that has juices or grease (i.e. bacon or a steak), there is no easy way to pour them out. This grill/griddle is difficult to move when hot (any time I move mine I have to use two hands to keep it level, which when hot means two oven mits) and when pouring any liquids there is no spout or way for the liquids to be easily removed without it draining out and running down the underside of the grill/griddle. For this reason, I often stick to my Lodge 10.5″ cast iron skillet when cooking bacon. This is strictly because I save bacon grease for cooking with later and the Lodge skillet has a convenient pour spout I can use to pour the bacon grease into a container. If I didn’t use bacon grease later on, I would have no need to switch to the cast iron skillet for bacon. Because this is a particular situation and the grill/griddle is otherwise invaluable, I do not feel the need to dock any stars as part of this review.

The grill/griddle is advertised as coming pre-seasoned and it arrives as such. However, I find that my cast iron products work better and are more non-stick when I add seasoning on top of the factory seasoning. To do this, I do the following steps-

– Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
– Wash cast iron product with warm water only.
– Dry it well with a cloth or paper towels and then place it on stove-top. Turn on the burner and let any remaining moisture evaporate.
– Rub the entire cast iron product with oil (I use Canola oil and it works very well). This includes the inside, outside, and the handle. Then, wipe off as much residual oil as you can. It may seem that you’re wiping all of the oil off but this is not the case. The cast iron will still season well, however if you leave too much oil on the cast iron it will become sticky and clump during the baking/polymerization process.
– Place foil on the bottom/bottom rack of your oven (this catches any oil that may drip from your cast iron while it is baking).
– Place your cast iron product upside down (for this grill/griddle I place the grate side down) and bake for 1 hour at 450 degrees (this amount of time and the high heat allow for the oil to polymerize and become slick, which is what gives the cast iron it’s non-stick property).
– Remove and let cool.

I do this process 3 to 5 times after receiving a new cast iron product and it always works extremely well. You don’t need to do this entire process often, maybe once or twice every few months after the initial seasoning. Cast iron will continue to collect layers of seasoning as you cook with it, so cook with it often!

Overall, this Lodge Cast Iron Single-Burner Reversible Grill/Griddle is a fantastic purchase and a great tool for your kitchen. If you love cooking with a great product that produces great tasting food, this cast iron product is for you.

The grate doesn’t balance on most stove stops. It was also not straight when placed on a table to check

Not able to make dosa