It’s a skillet showdown! Here’s a breakdown of the differences (and similarities) between two of our favorite pans.

As for carbon steel brands to buy, similar to stainless steel, you can buy direct from a restaurant-supply store. As long as you get a pretty thick pan, it's going to last you the rest of your life.

(The one exception is carbon steel, what you might call a cousin ... and hold a nonstick surface if seasoned properly (Lodge cookware comes pre-seasoned, which is a great bonus, but it might ...

Learn more› By Lesley Stockton, Sharon Franke and Michael Sullivan A cast-iron skillet is great for everything ... you may want to consider a carbon steel pan. It’s still not quite as light ...

And Lodge’s skillet — perhaps the most-known ... Sometimes cast-iron pans can feel heavy. Carbon-steel pans, however, are much lighter — and otherwise behave similarly.