Milk Street: 7.5-inch Everyday Pan with Trivet

Virtually indestructible, adaptable across a range of cooking methods and plenty nonstick when properly seasoned, it’s hard to beat cast-iron cookware. But most cast-iron pans are huge—and that’s not always necessary when cooking for yourself or making smaller side dishes.

It’s why we shrunk down our bestselling, full-sized Everything Pan into the compact, 7.5-inch-wide Everyday Pan. It has the same hybridized shape as the original, which combines the best of a skillet and a saucier: Shorter, sloped sides maximize surface area for cooking, while rounded edges aid in whisking and stirring, all complete with the same cast-iron construction and durable pre-seasoning.

The smaller size fills an equipment hole that we’ve found most kitchens have: A high-performance pan that’s perfect for true everyday, individual use. We love it for eggs of any style in the morning, an afternoon grilled cheese or a strip steak for dinner. It toasts nuts and spices expertly and excels as a personal pan, great for mini frittatas or pan pizzas. It's also ideal for single-size mac and cheese or baked pastas, like ziti. Or, when entertaining a crowd, cook and serve your sides in a couple Everyday Pans.

After casting, the Everyday Pan is tumbled smooth—a final polishing step that most modern cast-iron producers skip—which makes all the difference between the sleek, satin finish of a well-seasoned vintage pan and the rough, pebbled surface of most new pans. It’s then treated with a durable, all-natural vegetable oil seasoning, making it slippery-smooth right out of the box.

Our Everyday Pan also comes with an exclusive, magnetized wood trivet that’s custom fit to the base. Just snap it in place and take the pan straight from the stove to the table.