Vintage cast iron pans—the type prized for their smooth nonstick surfaces—used to be polished by hand. Today, most manufacturers sell pebbly "as cast" skillets to save cost. That's not all bad—it just means they are heavier and a lot harder to season to a truly nonstick, slick surface.

Field Skillets use a machining process modeled on the best of vintage cookware, precisely dialed to be as smooth as possible while leaving just a touch of texture on surface to hold a great seasoning.

Like vintage pans, Field skillets have thinner sidewalls and weigh less overall, making them easy to reach for every day.

They do! We have a clever feature on all Field Company skillets—a heat ring! This is one of our favorite features: it’s both a reference to cookware conventions in a bygone era, and a clever way to meet the performance challenges of contemporary kitchens.

Our heat ring is designed to make sure the Field Skillet remains balanced as it heats up on glass or ceramic flat cooktops. At just 0.04” of clearance, it won’t interfere with cooking performance or lose any power from electric or induction heat elements, particularly since induction is activated through magnetics and iron is a magnetic element.

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Field Skillets are named after vintage cast iron naming conventions, meaning the No.8 Field Skillet is actually 10.25 inches.

If you're shopping for your every day pan, we would recommend our two most popular skillets:

- No.8 Skillet, best for 1-3 people

- No.10 Skillet, best for 2-5 people

Read more in our size guide.

We spent years developing a product that we are proud to stand behind.

Try it for yourself in your own kitchen and if you aren’t satisfied with your Field Cast Iron for any reason within 45 days of receiving it, you may return the item for a refund, less shipping costs.