Lodge LMS3 Miniature Skillet,Black 3.5-inch - Pack of 8

So Tiny!!! These are definitely great as stocking stuffers. In my case, they were used as batchelorette party favors for 15 people total. They arrived promptly with Prime and they were in a secure package that fit in my mailbox. I hope my friends like their little cast iron. I LOVE my Lodge cast irons, so when it came time to plan batchelorette party favors I wanted something that had my style. My friends know I'm a nut for cast iron, so I don't think they'll be surprised with these cute mini cast irons. They are fairly tiny and probably best used as an ash tray or spoon rest.. I guess you could put some olive oil and mashed raw garlic and use as a dip for bread. Or maybe to hold your ketchup. It is very tiny, don't expect to actually cook with it. Maybe you can use it as a sauce warmer on the grill.

These little skillets are just the best. I made brownies in them and topped them with vanilla ice cream and a drizzle of caramel sauce. Everyone loved the skillets and also the brownies. They were easy to clean. I just used a stiff brush under hot running water to get off the stuck-on brownie bits. Then I dried them and placed them in 250 degree oven for 10 minutes to completely eliminate all moisture so there would be no rust. Next, I have plans for apple crisp as another dessert to serve in the tiny skillets. Both of the brownies and the apple crisp desserts are served cooled and at room temperature, so no one will burn themselves with the hot skillets. Then I thought mac and cheese in these would be great on an appetizer table. This will have to served at least warm, so I'll probably tie a small cloth cocktail napkin around the handle just to be sure no one is burned.

These are so well made and adorable. I don't want to give a bad review because there isn't anything " wrong" with them, but if you're planning on using them for single desserts or cornbread etc. go bigger. These are super tiny. Stocking stuffer tiny. Unfortunately I will be returning them since I cannot use them for anything.

I am a fan of lodge cast iron pans. I have started doing much more cooking and baking using cast iron. The pans are smaller than anticipated but make great individual mini dessert pans.

I bought these as a gift to go along with the new Ina Garten Barefoot Contessa cookbook. There is a fun recipe using these little skillets for a brownie dessert. They are truly 3.5" in diameter....very small. Good for someone on a diet, but for families with teenage boys I think the skillets could be larger than these. Good quality just very small for the purpose I intended.

Even though the description told me exactly the size these little skillets were, they were smaller than I expected when I got them. They are cute and I will still use them for certain individual servings, but I probably would not buy again.

Returned. TOO SMALL. I wanted to use for molten brownies or individual cornbread, but entirely too small. Returned because I couldn’t think of a way to use them. Cute but unusable.

Bought these as a gift, the receiver love them. Cooking with cast iron is a treat. These are small and for specific amounts or sizes of meals. A treat to use when cooking several individual meals for dinner guests.