I love them. Yes they can be heavy, but I don't care. They are virtually indestructible (for me that is a big selling point right there!) and once seasoned properly, can easily fry an egg without sticking. A few days ago, we found one of our hens had laid this humongous egg. It really looked like one of those plastic jumbo Easter eggs that come 6 to a pack at your local Wally-world. It seriously was huge and could have fit snugly inside one of those plastic eggs...anyways. J wanted it for himself. He helped me gather them that day and felt the prize inside was his! LOL. The next morning he requested his, for now, favorite breakfast: an egg sandwich. He wanted 'My Big Egg' as he called it. :-)
He pulled out our little 6" skillet and turned on the stove...did I mention that I love having a gas stove? I do. Whenever the power goes out. I don't have to worry about a hot meal. I fire that baby up and dinner is ready in no time. We also have the propane grill (and while I love what grilling with charcoal does to your food, I hate the time it takes, the expense of the charcoal and the mess...I like the ease of my gas grill. Plus it does a darn good job).
So back to the egg...he pulled out 'His' egg and 'let' me do the honors of cracking it. He says he didn't want to bust the yolks. I half expected two undersized yolks and a lot of white...I was surprised. That poor hen did good! Two huge yolks and a nice amount of white. That sandwich looked so good when I put it together! I tried to get him to let me have it...no such luck. As a matter of fact, he told me "No Way!" and suggested that I instead could make myself one, but use two of our regular eggs. Isn't he sweet, LOL!
Those skillets just cook so efficiently. I also have cast iron stew pots and a couple of smaller pots for doing small cuts of meat or side dishes. Baked beans are great in them. Cleanup is a breeze most of the time and if not, a stiff brush or scrubby will work. I also like how I haven't yet been able to burn off the finish like I do with 'no-stick' pans, course if stuff's sticking, it's high time to season again. Or heck, fry some fish or fries in them, let it set overnight, empty it out in the morning, wipe it out and your set. I don't have to worry about loving people here using metal utensils in them cause it's no biggie...can't say that about non-stick pans.
Try one sometime. They even come preseasoned so that first step is already done for you!
