Ridges make marks; the space between them is where searing stops · review
The largest pan in this hub at 34 cm (13.4 in), with both a loop handle and a stick handle, two spouts, pre-seasoned, and stated for direct use in a fire.
What we would actually buy The size is its point and its limitation. Check your ring and your oven before ordering.
A 34 cm (13.4 in) ribbed cast iron pan with a loop handle, a stick handle and two pouring spouts, pre-seasoned and rated for a fire as well as a hob. The second handle is not decoration — a pan this size, full and hot, is a two-handed object.
34 cm (13.4 in) is larger than any domestic hob ring. The base will heat in the middle and run cooler at the edge, which cast iron’s conductivity partly compensates for and does not eliminate. Outdoors over a fire, where heat reaches the whole underside, that objection disappears.
Over coals, on a fire pit, or on a large gas hob. It is the pan for cooking for a group, and it is more awkward than the 26 cm (10.2 in) pans in this hub for cooking for two.
Measure the oven. A 34 cm (13.4 in) pan with two handles needs more clearance than the diameter suggests, and it is the sort of thing discovered after delivery.
Not found on the American Amazon store, where the buy link falls back to a local search rather than to a page that does not exist.
Prices and availability are what Keepa reported on the date this page was updated; both move.
| Diameter | Ø 34 cm (13.4 in) |
|---|---|
| Material | Cast iron, pre-seasoned and ready to use |
| Handles | Loop handle and stick handle, plus two side pouring spouts |
| Surface | Ribbed, stated to produce grill marks |
| Hobs | Gas, electric, induction and other hobs |
| Also | Stated for direct use in a fire |
| Amazon reference | B0BB75JPY8 |
| EAN | 4260532298856 |
A listing is not an offer: the reference exists on these stores, availability changes daily.
It will overhang most domestic rings, so the base heats in the middle and runs cooler at the edge. Cast iron partly compensates by conducting sideways. Over a fire, where heat reaches the whole underside, the objection disappears.
Because a 34 cm (13.4 in) cast iron pan, full and hot, is a two-handed object. The loop handle is what you actually lift it by, and the stick handle is for steadying and pouring.
7.5/ 10
The size is its point and its limitation. Check your ring and your oven before ordering.
Outdoor cooking and large hobs; four steaks at once rather than two.
Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for cookware and kitchen knives and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.
30 cm (11.8 in) · pre-seasoned cast iron · pouring spouts · gas barbecue, fire, oven and hob including induction
A 30 cm (11.8 in) pre-seasoned cast iron grill pan built for a barbecue as much as a hob: spouts, sturdy handles, and stated for gas barbecue, fire pit, oven and induction alike.
Best for: Someone who cooks outdoors in summer and wants the same pan indoors in winter.
26 cm (10.2 in) · cast iron, pre-seasoned patina · high rim · two pouring spouts · chainmail cleaner included
A 26 cm (10.2 in) cast iron grill pan with a high rim, two pouring spouts and — unusually — a stainless chainmail scrubber in the box, which is exactly the tool bare iron needs.
Best for: Steaks and chops indoors, and the same pan taken out to a barbecue.
26 × 26 cm (10.2 × 10.2 in) · titanium-reinforced nonstick · Thermo-Signal · made in France · NOT induction compatible
A square coated grill pan with Tefal’s Thermo-Signal heat indicator, made in France — and explicitly not suitable for induction, which the maker states on the listing.
Best for: Gas or ceramic hobs, and anyone who wants grill marks without cast iron’s weight or upkeep.
≈ $80
