Lodge Logic Pre-Seasoned Straight-sided Muffin/Cornbread Pan

Lately, it's become obvious why everyone has a grandmother that insists on keeping their old cast iron pans.. they are the ultimate high-performance, non-stick pans! After scraping too many bits of aluminum off of my modern nonstick pans, I decided to give cast iron a try, especially since Lodge pans now come pre-seasoned so even someone with no clue can have the benefit of a nonstick finish. Well I'm slowly replacing all of my pans with cast iron. This muffin pan is great! Like other reviewers noted, it's tiny.. but that means it keeps my portion sizes small and it fits in my toaster oven (which is where I prefer to do my main cooking). I do keep the nonstick up by scrubbing with a brush and hot water only, and applying a small amount of oil and rubbing into the pan. I'm very happy and will never go back to a modern nonstick pan and have to worry about health issues involved with pieces of the finish getting in my food.

This pan is a whole lot smaller than I expected. The title would be more fitting as a "Mini Muffin/Cornbread Pan". If you have a family or bake for more than two people, you may want to order a couple. Good size for my partner and I though. The pan still gives you all the positives of cast iron. Nice to grease and not have to use muffin liners.

I sprayed the pan with a non-fat aerosole spray before filling and muffins (corn) still stuck. I am not happy with the pan. The holes are small and the bread difficult to remove.

This product was very small and I was disappointed. It does not make regular sized muffins.

I bought one of these to try out (I've been cooking more with cast iron cookware - Lodge Logic.) After making a half-recipe of blueberry muffins, I went ahead and ordered a second one so I'd be able to make a dozen at a time. You need to heat the pan along with the oven, but it makes a muffin with a better-textured outer surface than the regular muffin pans I had been using. The size of the muffins is a bit smaller than in my other (non-stick) pans, but I put the whole recipe for a dozen in two pans, which makes for a taller top on the muffin. My wife loves 'em (so do I.) The muffins also come out easily - I wasn't sure if it would be a challenge removing them from the pan, but it is very easy to remove them.

Overall, a great product. If you like baking muffins, try this pan - it beats the heck out of regular muffin pans.