Calphalon Cast Iron Skillet ($50 at Calphalon) We liked that this pan comes pre-seasoned and sits at the lower end of our price scale. In our tests, it was easy to clean and sufficiently nonstick.

We set out to find the best cast iron skillet, putting 22 of the top models through a series of tests to determine which ones performed the best and were the easiest to use. We tested some cast ...