Please describe the groove/channels at the bottom. Are they rounded? or squared edge? Good for bacon frying to drain oil away?
464355
They're rounded great for draining away fat. I make four large hamburgers on here when I can't grill outside. I love this pan.
464356
Rounded. Never tried bacon. Channels are not deep enough to drain oil away. I make bacon in the oven. I have used my pan for meats; hot dogs, steak, pork chops. It's a great pan though. Hope this helps.
1223594
No! Round bottomed woks are maade for gas cookers, otherwise the heat is only effective on the bottom! The whole point of the round bottom is the even heat distribution.
594242
Oh boy, is it ever! The depth works in your favor- less spatter! And the heavy iron holds heat well, so your oil doesn't drop in temperature as much, when you add food to it. I also use mine for deep-frying- you can't beat a Dutch oven for a fish fry, or doing fries and onion rings! :)
148137
They are kind of rounded. You can cut meat on it, but more towards the center. The food does tend to meet in the middle of the plate. I generally do not put more than a meat and one side on the plate and use the bowl for an additional side. Hope that is helpful.
2206423
It is not very deep (quarter inch maybe) so if you fry bacon on it use a splatter guard on top and if you are making a lot of bacon do it in batches while draining the fat from the pan in between batches.
1608875
They do have circular ridges inside. I thought that would be a problem, but it's not. I have no trouble with making a fried egg for instance.
1070624
The edges are all rounded. No sharp edges anywhere. I have several of these, and have given several as gifts. I use it when ever I am frying anything, keeps my stove somewhat splatter free.
1226113
they are rounded... you cant use them on a flat burner. we use a kahuna burner.
1915270
We use it for frying bacon and cooking pancakes all of the time. We were also concerned with how well it would work for frying bacon. It has a very shallow lip (1/4 inch), so you have to be careful with grease building up, but it works just fine if you drain the grease a couple of times during cooking.
754518
the bottom is flat I bought two of these great for pie or pizza hope this helps
1935438
Jason, I never have used it because it is just too big for the amount of bacon grease I collect. Sorry.
838818
It is flat. It is good for making chapati's but not good for frying an egg.
898571
the bottom is grooved, however i use the pan on a glasstop range without any problem.
1741787
The Lodge LGP3 is flat on the bottom. It is a little smaller than this Kingsford one, but they both do about the same. Sometimes when you lift either on up, bacon will stick to the bottom. Both will have a lot of grease dripping from them, so make sure you have something to set them on close by. On the Kingsford, you will need a flat pan, since it is too large to fit in a reg size round pan, but the Lodge comes in handy for that. If you cook more than 3-4 pieces of bacon at a time, you may want both, like I did.
1156922
I bought mine a little over a year ago and it is more square than round. I don't know which version/shape provides more surface area for cooking. I don't see a downside to either version. No hot or cool spots. All things being equal, the heating source is the key to success. The slightly square version fits nicely and is stable on my portable gas grill.
848848
They have some heft but are not heavy like my 10" iron skillet. The bottom thickness is totally adequate for frying eggs, potatoes, or a grilled cheese sandwich without burning. The quality is very good.
1933316
It's flattish, but not perfectly flat. The sides aren't rounded but there is a thin ring around the circumference and a large inner circle which makes the kettle sit up about 3/8" off the burner unit. That leaves about a 3/4" wide indented middle circle which is not on the burner.