Lodge Logic Pro 20-by-10-7/16-Inch Cast-Iron Grill/Griddle | 
| Brand: Lodge
List Price: $57.99
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Rating:  184 reviews
Sales Rank: 226
Autographed: No
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Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 15
Dimensions (in): 19.8 x 10.7 x 1.2
MPN: LPGI3
Model: LPG13
UPC: 075536347202
EAN: 0075536347202
ASIN: B00008GKDQ
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| Features:
| • | Reversible grill/griddle made of cast iron for fast, even heating | | • | Slight slope directs grease into generous grease gutter | | • | Grip side-handles provide safe, convenient transport | | • | Hand wash only with hot water; comes seasoned and ready to use | | • | Measures 20 by 10-7/16 inches; limited lifetime warranty |
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Product Description
Lodge Logic, 20" x 10-7/16", Pre-Seasoned Cast Iron Pro-Grid Griddle With Reversible Cooking Surfaces, Smooth & Raised-Rib, Ready to Use, No Seasoning Required, Both Cooking Surfaces Feature A Slight Slope For Drainage Into A Generous Grease Gutter, Use On Camp Stove Or Inside On Gas Or Electric Range, Individually Boxed.
Amazon.com Review
The American-based company Lodge has been fine-tuning its construction of rugged, cast-iron cookware for more than a century. No other metal is as long-lasting and works as well for spreading and retaining heat evenly during cooking. Lodge's Logic line of cookware comes factory pre-seasoned with the company's vegetable oil formula, and is ready to use right out of the box. This professional-size cast-iron grill/griddle combo from the Lodge Logic series measures 20 by 10-1/2 inches (with an actual cooking surface of 19-1/4 by 8-1/2 inches), serious enough to straddle either a campfire or two burners on your stovetop. The reversible feature of this crowd-pleasing cooker means you can use the smooth side for cooking flapjacks, eggs, and grilled cheese sandwiches, and the ridged grill side for hamburgers, steaks, and sausages. A slight slope drains fat into a generous grease gutter, and the two loop-style handles provide safe transport. After the meal is done, simply scrub the cast iron with a stiff brush and hot water, no soap, and dry immediately. Lodge covers the sturdy griddle with a lifetime limited warranty against defects. This pan is guaranteed to pass down from one generation to the next. --Ann Bieri
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| Customer Reviews: Read 179 more reviews...
 Don't even THINK of trying another griddle May 1, 2005
L. Bernstein (Chicagoland, USA)
355 out of 358 found this review helpful
I absolutely adore this griddle, and I use it almost every day.
At first, I wasn't sure that I wanted a cast iron griddle. They are HEAVY and not dishwasher safe . . . so I tried a few nonstick brands first --top dollar brands with high ratings.
I hated them. The nonstick surface was inferior. On a reversible griddle, the underside became sticky and difficult to clean. The heat was distributed unevenly. One claimed to be dishwasher safe, yet when I put it in the dishwasher, some of the nonstick surface came off.
I am extremely health conscious, and I use very little oil when I cook. Food often stuck to the "non-stick" surface -- go figure.
I wanted to find a great griddle that I could use for many things, including cooking like the chefs in Japanese Steak Houses -- I dreamed of using a small dash of my favorite oil and flinging shrimp, chicken and veggies on the griddle like a pro. No, I didn't think I could toss my tools in the air or catch the shrimp in my pocket . . . I just wanted the flavor and the ease of cooking.
By this time, I was on a quest, and the non-stick stuff just wasn't cutting it. I did a little research, and I learned that pros recommend the Lodge griddle, so despite my apprehension, I thought I'd give it a try.
Wow! The pre-seasoned surface is perfect and better than any non-stick surface I have ever used. Just a tiny bit of non-stick spray is all I need, and everything from pancakes to eggs flip with ease. Grilling Japanese style works perfectly.
On the grill side: whole steaks, chicken, fish -- fabulous, fast, and everything has those beautiful grill lines. Nice for grilled vegetables, too.
The griddle is indeed heavy, but it's okay. I wouldn't recommend lifting it if you have serious muscle or joint problems, and I wouldn't want to drop it on my foot, but otherwise, go for it. I'm a softie, and if I can handle it, so can you.
As for not being able to put the griddle in the dishwasher: I don't believe I'm going to say this, but I don't care about having to handwash it. The griddle cleans so easily, a few swipes and I'm done. If I forget to clean it and wake up to it the next morning (okay, so I'm not Suzy Homemaker), I just lay it straight across the top of my sink -- not IN the sink, but rather, balanced from edge to edge, on top . . . and I run a little water over it, let it set for a few minutes, and it's easy to clean.
A word of advice: Just as it says in the instructions, you need to clean the griddle without soap (water only) to preserve the pre-seasoned finish. However, should you want to use soap, you can. There are instructions included in how to re-season the griddle -- it's easy.
I frankly didn't like the idea of not cleaning with soap. I didn't feel as though the germs were destroyed . . . but soap doesn't really kill germs, it merely works as a surfactant that makes water wetter so things become easier to clean.
If you want to kill germs, heat is one of the best ways to do it. Every time you use the griddle, you preheat it on the range for about five minutes or so -- you're killing far more germs than if you had used soap!
You can also rub your griddle with a very light coating of oil, stick it in a hot oven and disinfect it that way (this is also similar to how you reseason it).
This is one of the easiest, most wonderful kitchen tools I own. It is a breeze to use, I feel like a pro flipping all that food around. Everything comes out great, and it is very easy to use, and food does not stick.
I have since added six more pieces of cast iron to my collection, one triangle cornbread/scone, a round muffin/biscuit, and four cast iron skillets. Two of the skillets are antique -- talk about well-seasoned! I do not use the bread/muffin bakers as much as I thought I would, but I use the skillets almost every day. I love them.
PS: I remember reading somewhere that using cast iron also adds iron to your diet. A nice extra, yes?
Best grill/griddle around... February 21, 2005
N (Brownsville, TX United States)
75 out of 76 found this review helpful
I just received my griddle last week and I've been using it daily with excelent results every time. Mine arrived with a few minor scratches on the preseasoning but all of them seem to be disappearing quite soon (I spray a little pam all over the griddle before using it). I cooked some hamburgers on the grill side which turned out delicious and they got those great grill marks on them also. I've had no sticking problems at all with this thing so far. Cleanup is easy providing you have a stiff brush, a large sink and the strong arms required to carry it from the stove to the sink every time you wash it (this thing weighs 15 pounds). I highly recommend this griddle to anyone, it's very well constructed and looks like it will last a lifetime with proper care.
 Needs additional seasoning to make it non-stick May 2, 2006
Amalfi Coast Girl (Mid-Atlantic, USA)
33 out of 44 found this review helpful
I purchased this pan to grill vegetables in the house, not meat. I quickly discovered that this pan needs a lot of extra seasoning when you receive it if you are going to use it with extremely low fat food. I only gave it one application of oil and baked it in the oven, and my first batch of Portobello mushrooms stuck terribly to the surface.
Given that this is not my first cast iron pan, and that I have been cooking for 25 years, I expected one heavy application of oil should be adequate for a pre-seasoned pan. One application of oil is no where near adequate. If you choose to purchase this pan and cook mostly vegetables, expect to have to spend a couple of days seasoning the pan in order to have your vegetables not stick.
Now that I have spent a week of so seasoning the pan, it is fine, and reasonably non-stick. But, the paperwork that comes with the pan is deceptive since it claims that the pre-seasoning avoids this process.
I would purchase this product again because I am a little concerned about the perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) that is used in the non-stick process. But, I would have preferred to have the company be honest about the status of the pans interior when it is shipped.
Indispensable! March 17, 2006
Nela (Alpharetta, Georgia)
21 out of 21 found this review helpful
I've owned this grill for over a year now, and I want to let you know how it has worked out so far.
It fits over two burners, so it's great for cooking several items at once. It heats evenly but tends to overheat a little with the burner at the highest setting. (DUH!). Even then, I have not experience damage to my stove-top.
I love the way it "releases" everything it cooks. I have cooked the best Japanese style grilled beef/potatoes, South American arepas and cachapas, and everything in between. You name it, it can do it!. Even after I grill fish, or anything which makes a mess, all you do is pour some water on it while it's hot, and wipe it down with a terry cloth. No soap is needed. Then I cover the surface with a light oil rub and it's ready for storing. In fact, mine sits on the stove top for the most part, and it blends nicely with my kitchen. I recommend that for older folks having difficulty lifting it. You practically never have to move it, if you don't want to.
I live in a condominium and chose not to buy a patio grill. I don't need it with this grill.
I bought another for my sister!!
 OK as a grill, useless as a griddle August 19, 2007
A. C. (United States)
17 out of 17 found this review helpful
I have been happy with the nonstick aspect of this product, but it does not distribute heat. Period. I read other reviews that said you had to let it heat up for awhile before you start in order to give it time to distribute the heat. Well, no matter how long I let it heat up, or what I set the heat at, it doesn't help. If I put eight small pancakes in two rows, the top two will burn, the middle four will burn on the half closest to the center line and be undercooked on the half closest to the outside, and the bottom two will be undercooked all over. In order to get evenly cooked pancakes you have to constantly rotate and shift the pancakes around, which is ridiculous. I tried different things for several months and finally went back to using my frying pan. Needless to say I am very disappointed, because pancakes were the main thing I bought the product for.
The complete lack of heat distribution does come in handy on the grill side, though, if you want some things cooked well done and some cooked medium rare, or if you have different thicknesses of meat. And it is pretty easy to clean, much easier than a real grill.
Also, whichever side of the product is down gets discolored in a perfect ring above the gas flames. I have been wondering if the people who are getting good results with this thing are using an electric range and the people (like me) who are not are using gas. If that is the case, the manufacturer should recommend the product only for electric ranges and go back to the drawing board for something that works with gas.
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