Ultra-light yet indestructible, our favorite cast-iron pan is finally on sale

That means that perfect pan I reviewed, the No 5 Chef Skillet, has dropped from $125 to $106.25. While that’s not an enormous discount, this is the first-ever sale on a unique llittle pan you’ll buy for life.

Field Company

No 5 Chef Skillet

$106.25

$106.25 at Field Company (with code MOM15)

I previously covered food at Bon Appétit and have tried a lot of the cookware out there. Among its wrist-straining peers, this is the rare cast-iron pan that feels nimble. At just 2.2lbs and 7.25in in diameter, it’s light enough for flipping breakfast eggs with one hand, swirling sauces, or popping in the oven for a deeply charming Dutch baby. A comparable-size Lodge weighs more than a pound more.

Cast iron is basically indestructible, naturally non-toxic, nonstick and only gets slicker the more you cook with it. Everything I made in the No 5 – eggs, chicken thighs, leafy greens, puff pastries – slid right off, even fresh out of the box. When we asked the pros at the Drexel Food Lab to test for the best non-toxic pans in the US, the team named Field Company’s the best preseasoned one. “If you’re new to cast iron and worried about a learning curve, this is a pan to consider,” they wrote. “We were surprised how easily we could cook eggs in a brand-new Field pan.”

For cooking bigger meals, Field is also offering a deeper 36% discount on pan sets. You can save $152 on a bundle of its two top-selling pans (the No 8 and the family-sized No 10), now $310.25, down from $461. It includes a cleaning kit with organic seasoning oil, a bristle brush and chain mail scrubber. More than you need? On its own, Field’s No 8 pan (10.5in in diameter) is down from $165 to $140.25.

Field Company Cast Iron Classics Bundle

Field Company No 8 Pan

This sale only lasts through 3 May, so if you’ve been looking for an heirloom (or just a very good Mother’s Day gift), I’d say now is your time to bite. Your future grandkids will thank you.

Field Company

No 5 Chef Skillet

$106.25

$106.25 at Field Company (with code MOM15)

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