What’s interesting to me about Best Made Co.’s Takedown Skillet isn’t just that the handle can be detached and reattached in the other direction for easy storage, like so:

It’s that it also shares similar heat-retention properties with cast iron but with half the weight (2lbs 6.5 oz in all), and like cast iron it should still last a lifetime if properly cared for.

[It just so happens that we have a guide to cast iron care that should apply to this skillet just fine. —Ed]

It’s made from a flat piece of 99.1% pure spun iron — sourced from a legendary British iron foundry — that’s been turned over a lathe, and conveniently arrives at your door pre-seasoned with a natural oil blend so you can get to cooking straight away. The diameter of the skillet is 10″, while the handle is 7.25″ long.

Get the Takedown Skillet for $98 at Best Made Co.