Features:

  • Mini Cornbread/muffin pan made of cast iron for slow, even heating.
  • Six 2.5-inch-wide by 1.5-inch-deep impressions.
  • Pre-seasoned with vegetable-oil formula and ready for immediate use.
  • Hand wash only.
  • Pan measures 7.62" x 5.25" x 1.5".
Great MINI muffin tin!

Another great American-made product from Lodge! The pans arrived well-seasoned and, if my other Lodge cast iron is any indication, it will only get better with use. Bought two of these for a cornmeal recipe intended to be baked in a preheated cast iron skillet and they worked very well. Just the right size for cornbread muffins. After preheating, I wiped the cups with some bacon grease and, after running a butter knife quickly around the outsides after baking, the muffins fell right out. While I'm at it, let me rebut some of the more ignorant low ratings: This product is NOT lightweight, it is cast iron. This pan does NOT make muffins the size of my fist, it is a MINI muffin tin. The surface is NOT shiny smooth like a cheap non-stick pan. Again, it is cast iron. One-star reviews should be used for defective products, not by people who can't read the description.

Cast Iron = Crispy Muffin Bottoms!

Everyone loves muffin tops because they get nice and crispy, while muffin bottoms are usually less desirable. This cast iron muffin pan changes things, it makes the bottom of the muffins just as crispy and delicious as the tops. This pan has yielded the most amazing Pumpkin muffins for me about a dozen times now, crispy all the way around with a soft center. How to season it: --------------------- Even though this and all other lodge cast iron comes pre-seasoned, it's still a good idea to season it yourself to make sure nothing will stick. You will also want to repeat the seasoning process regularly after cleaning to ensure the surface is maintained. After seasoning this pan once when I got it I have not had any issues with sticking at all, the muffins just pop right out. First wash it out using warm water with a very small amount of soap (optional), pat dry with a towel and then fully dry it over heat. When it's completely dry let it cool down a bit, coat it with a high heat cooking oil (I used Safflower because it has a neutral flavor) and then bake it at low heat for at least one hour, up to three hours. After this, start using it and the muffins should pop right out leaving a clean cast iron pan behind every time. Some Tips for Getting Crispy Muffin Bottoms: -------------------------------------------------------- - Add a touch more oil to your batter than you normally would. This will also help the muffins not stick. - Heat up the cast iron muffin pan (on a gas range if possible, but electric should work as well) just before preheating your oven. - Spoon the batter into the hot muffin pan, it should be hot enough that you hear a sizzle each time you drop some batter in. - Cook the batter on your range for a few minutes before putting it in the pre-heated oven - When the muffins are baked, remove immediately and put them on a wire cooling rack where air can circulate around them. - If you want your muffins really crispy, brush around the muffin bottoms with a small amount of oil while they are still hot before letting them cool on the rack. This is usually not needed, but will also give them a beautiful translucent look. The Size ------------------- Some other reviewers have complained about the size of this muffin pan, but to me it's perfect. It fits on a single range burner to pre-heat, makes 6 regular size muffins and fits perfectly in a

Great little muffin pan

Great little muffin pan! The size is perfect for my young son to bring to school. This is definitely smaller than a regular muffin pan, see my photo for comparison. I absolutely love cast iron, and have a lot of it in my kitchen. Even though this comes pre-seasoned, you still have to oil it very well the first few times you use it. Like other "pre-seasoned" cast iron I've bought, it sticks a lot the first 2-3 times you use it, with the first time being the absolute worst. But after 10 or so uses, the muffins just fall out when I turn it upside down. I do find that there is less sticking with nonstick spray than with oil.

Love It

I wish I would have listened to the other reviewers and bought two or three. I absolutely love this and will be buying another one, would make it easier to make dozen or more at one time rather than 6 at a time. I think it's a perfect portion smaller than what we are used to, but I prefer smaller portions. I only tried two recipes the first was a egg muffins with no flour, no sticking, no wasting, used very little oil and came out perfect. Previously with the muffin tins and paper I used to waste half the egg because it would get stuck to everything Not anymore. The second recipe was a corn muffin as you can see nice golden-brown outside, soft inside and delicious. Can't wait to try more recipes.

Buy two, three.. Just buy four pans

The size is inbetween a regular and mini cupcakes. Seasoning this pan sucks, but it is worth it. A standard box of cake mix or muffin recipe fits in 4 pans, making 24 delicious muffin/cupcake. I have baked blueberry muffins (www.foodwishes.com) and cupcakes (Pillsbury cake mix), and they all baked beautifully without sticking.

Great Portion Control Size!

I absolutely LOVE these!! Like a previous reviewer showed in a picture, the size is between a full muffin tin and a mini. I was able to measure 1/4 cup of muffin batter fits per muffin hole. I was reading an article that said to put a slice of potato with oil in the bottom of the muffin pans and cook that before using them for batter. The starch helps create a non-stick barrier more than the factory seasoning? I did this and the following time I used the pans for pumpkin muffins they did not stick at all. In fact, once completely cooled I could flip them over and the muffins fell out! I bought 4 of these muffin pans to start and I am just in the process of ordering 2 more. All six will fit in my oven at once, which is how many I need for my muffin recipes. Just an amazing product, thank you Lodge. :)

Surprisingly great!

I totally was NOT expecting a muffin pan as small as these are. The cups are more narrow and look as though they will not accommodate the normal amount of muffin batter. I was surprised! Even though the cup is a little fuller, they baked up nicely. I was also worried that the muffins would not come out easily. Nope! They popped right out after baking in a greased pan. Not for use with muffin liners.

Easier to clean than nonstick!

I used these right out of the packaging without pre seasoning at all. They worked awesome! They are an odd size and do not work with cupcake wrappers or liners. The cooking timing ends up being very similar to a standard muffin or cupcake time. Best of all, they are easier to clean than the nonstick or aluminum pans I’ve used in the past. It was a quick wipe rather than having to soak and scrub. I’m used to caring for cast iron though. Overall, I’m very pleased and back to order more.

Great Product

I inherited my mother's cast iron cookware, mostly Lodge skillets and a few pieces of bakeware. The muffin pan and loaf pans were part of the batch. After cleaning the rust and seasoning both pans, I began to use them. Although I had used cast iron for general cooking, I had never used them for baking. I have become so attached to these pans that I ordered new ones so Holiday baking would go faster! I thought that the quality might have lessened over the years but I was happily surprised that the great Lodge quality is still there. With proper care they will last for generations.

So much better than non-stick steel pans.

These make a mid-size muffin - somewhere between a mini and regular size. My preferred size. I use a light spray of avocado oil nd they release PERFECTLY after a 10 minute cool down. A quick rinse under hot water using a brush and a return to the oven for a thorough drying and they are ready for storage until next use. I bought 1 to try it out but now plan to buy more to replace regular steel/nonstick muffin pans.

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