Skillets Under $100: Which Ones Hold Up? (Food Sticking)

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The chain from the question to the conclusion. Every number below is aggregated from the review corpus and product data (2023 vintage); no number is generated by AI.

1. 1 Origin — where the question comes from

   What are the best skillets under $100, and what goes wrong with them?

   source: bundles · live cookware type skillet, price band $100 · observed 2023
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3. 2 Signals — what we searched for
   type:skilletprice:<=100problem:food-sticking
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5. 3 Evidence — what the data shows

   Metric	Value	Sample	Conf.
   band_reviews	8874	n = 8874	0.8
   food-sticking share	0.1%	n = 8874	0.7
   size-mismatch share	0.1%	n = 8874	0.7
   rust share	0.1%	n = 8874	0.7
   hard-to-clean share	0.1%	n = 8874	0.7
   nonstick-failure share	0.1%	n = 8874	0.7

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7. 4 Products — candidates that follow
   Lodge Cast Iron Skillet with Red Silicone Hot Handle Holder, 12-inch Lodge · $29.90 · ★ 77 Lodge Cast Iron Skillet with Red Silicone Hot Handle Holder, 10.25-inch Lodge · $24.90 · ★ 77 Lodge Seasoned Cast Iron Skillet with 2 Loop Handles - 17 Inch Ergonomic Frying Pan Lodge · $69.99 · ★ 83 Home-Complete Pre-Seasoned Cast Iron Skillet-12 inch for Home, Camping Indoor and Outdoor Cooking, Frying, Sea Home-Complete · $22.95 · ★ 82 Lodge 10.25 Inch Cast Iron Pre-Seasoned Skillet – Signature Teardrop Handle - Use in the Oven, on the Stove, o Lodge · $19.90 · ★ 65 Lodge L5WS3 Cast Iron Wonder Skillet, Pre-Seasoned, 5.5 -inch Lodge · $16.81 · ★ 84 Norpro Stainless Steel Egg Poacher/Skillet Set, 10", Silver Norpro · $70.83 · ★ 70 Lodge Pre-Seasoned 3.5-Inch Cast Iron Skillet Set for Side Dishes or Desserts (Set of 4) Lodge · $39.99 · ★ 83 Bayou Classic 7439 16-in Cast Iron Double-Handled Skillet w/Pour Spouts Features Large Loop Handles Perfect Fo Bayou Classic · $72.54 · ★ 79 Lodge Wildlife Series-6.5" Cast Iron Skillet with Wolf Scene, Black & Miniature Skillet Lodge · $21.85 · ★ 84
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9. 5 Claim — the conclusion, tied to the evidence

   Across 8,874 sampled reviews of 54 skillets under $100, the most-mentioned problem is food sticking (0.12% of reviews).

   confidence 0.7 · 6 evidence rows