CHEF SKILLET NO. 6

ou can’t send one of Smithey’s can-do frying pans through a shrinking machine—but you can snap up this mini version. Just like its larger siblings, it’s built in Charleston, South Carolina, from cast iron that’ll stand up to anything you throw at it (metal utensils, a piping-hot oven, you name it). Oh, and let’s talk about that silky-smooth, polished surface inside: It comes pre-seasoned and only gets slicker with time. The 6-inch size is a shoo-in for frying an egg, toasting spices, melting butter, whipping up gravy, or baking a skillet cookie for two.