Just recently talked my wife into cast iron. She has bad hands and wrists abs was worried about the weight. We decided to go with Field and, I'm happy to say, we continue adding to our collection. They are, simply put, incredible. The #8 is our most used, we love it, and the other skillets that we have. And, about every two weeks we do cast iron skillet pizza. Mmm, it's delicious. Love our cast iron and the recipes!