Customer Reviews

Emerilware Cast Iron 10-Inch Square Grill Pan

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This grill pan made my turkey burgers taste as though I had grilled them outdoors.

I have been looking for an alternative to the lightweight grill pans (which end up losing their coating and subsequently start sticking) and my George Foreman grill (which is an older model and so frustrating to clean because of the non-removable grills) and decided to try Emeril's grill pan. I just finished my first experiment with it....simple grilled chicken breasts.....and I have to say I am thrilled with the pan. I have a ceramic cooktop and the grill heated up very nicely so that when I put the chicken breasts into the pan, they immediately started to sizzle. The chicken did not stick at all and came out beautifully with perfect grill marks on each side. I am still letting it cool off since it retains its heat for a long time, so can't report on the cleaning process, but it says to wash with hot water only and a stiff brush. The only downside is the weight of the pan, but that's to be expected from any cast iron pan. In my younger days it wouldn't have mattered but I have to use two hands to lift the pan comfortably...not a big deal!

We live out in the extreme desert and in the summer months I can't barbecue outside. I bought this for use inside for steaks other grilled foods and I am very pleased with my purchase.

This cast iron grilling-cooking pan is terrific! Received it as a bonus gift and love it. In our home, we've cooked with cast iron all of our lives and this is THE BEST cast iron skillet I've used.

Pros: Wavy grill bottom to pan that creates grill marks using indoor heat source and creates more surface for other dishes--just cooked cornbread dressing in the pan and it browned dressing nicely
Great price at ~$28
Cleans up easily--it was no problem to clean the first time, although I did "season it" before first use
You can authentically shout "BANG" when you cook!
Cons: Very heavy skillet which is bulky to handle and clean
Dense, so the heating time is longer that thinner cast iron skillets and may take longer overall for your recipe to cook

this is a great grill pan \ i cook for a living and love this pan have one for home and work \ great alternative to grilling out doors

I bought this pan because I trusted Emeril. I didn't think he would associate his name with any inferior product. Well, I was wrong. This skillet just does not deliver no matter what you do, and I have ruined my last expensive steak with this hunk of junk. Oh, and it weighs a TON.
First off, it never seems to get hot enough no matter how long or how slowly you heat it. And if it does, it somehow manages to boil the meat in its own juices! So mystified was I by this phenomenon that I actually studied it like a science project, taking notes. Here's what I've concluded: The raised grill grates are so thin and spaced so far apart that the meat gets practically no contact with hot metal at all. So, no way are you ever going to get a seared steak in this pan. Instead, the heat from the gutters (in between the grill grates) draws the juices from the meat and boils them. This in turn creates hot steam. So what you get is a very tough piece of steamed meat, with skinny grill marks, that's had all the juices sucked out of it. Yummy, huh? Now, if I can figure this out why couldn't the geniuses that designed this pan? Did they think we wouldn't notice? It's just a design failure, pure and simple. Emeril, you should be ashamed of yourself. I think your incessant self-promotion has led you far astray. Buyer beware. Don't buy this skillet!

This pan works fine-I sear on top of stove and finish in oven.

I purchased the Emeril Cast Iron 10" square grill pan based on recommendations on Amazon. I found that the pan did not live up to my
expectations at all. I wanted to use it for smaller amounts of meat for my husband and myself without firing up the gas grill. I found that even using my gas stove on high, I could not get the pan hot enough to achieve grill marks without overcooking the meat. Despite the fact that it is advertised as preseasoned, I found that hamburgers stuck to it badly, and it was hard to clean without using soap. I plan to put it in the next garage sale. Not worth the space to store it.

the finish on this pan is very rough, like sandpaper . i do not like it for that reason . the plus is it's sq size . this is a size that is better for 2 people many pans are for larger size families . i would not reccomend this witout feeling it in perso in a store .