Solidteknics AUS-ION Lightning 10.2 in (26 cm) Dual Handle Oven-to-Table Iron Pan, QL226d

Lightweight iron pan formed from one sheet of Australian iron and seasoned with rice bran oil, with no coating. Two outside XRF screens found no lead in Solidteknics pans, but not this model. A multi-century warranty. About $196.

Best for Cooks who want bare iron at about half the weight of cast iron, and who accept a thin pan that can warp if it is heated too fast.

Our rating: Good (4.2 of 5)
Price range: Premium
Size: 10.2 in (26 cm) across, 8.66 in cooking surface, 1.57 in deep, 13 in long with handles, 1.54 qt, 2.87 lb, 2.5 mm iron. Also sold as a long-handle skillet and in 8, 9.5, 11 and 14 in
Made in: Australia (stated by the maker); each pan is date-stamped with its month and year of manufacture

approx. $196 for the 10.2 in pan

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Also sold at Atlanta Grill Company ($156), Amazon ($190) .

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How it scores Our rating, metric by metric Good, 4.2 of 5

Cooking surface 40% of the rating 5 of 5

Bare iron formed from one sheet and seasoned with rice bran oil. The maker says it has no PFAS, lead, cadmium, PFOA or PTFE, and an outside XRF screen of a related pan found 99.5% iron.
Independent testing 20% of the rating 4 of 5

Two outside XRF screens found no lead: Mamavation in October 2026 (model not named) and Lead Safe Mama in 2021 (a related 7.5 in US-ION pan). Neither names this exact pan, and no release test was published.
Durability 20% of the rating 4 of 5

A multi-century warranty for manufacturing defects, with exclusions published: seasoning, rust and warping are not covered. One-piece iron cannot crack, but a 2.5 mm pan can warp under fast heat.
Trust 10% of the rating 4 of 5

Names its material, oil and country and publishes its warranty limits. No Prop 65 notice or CPSC recall found. Both testers promote it with affiliate links or codes, and the Amazon seller is a third party.
Value 10% of the rating 2 of 5

About $196 at the maker for a 2.9 lb pan, nearly eight times the price of a Lodge skillet. Retailers sell it for about $156, which brings it closer to the other boutique iron pans.

The rating, 4.2 of 5, is the weighted average of these scores. See how we rank cookware and our standard.

Where to buy Stores and the prices we saw 2 stores

Atlanta Grill Company (opens in a new tab) approx. $156. Listed as the AUS-ION Lightning 10.2 in Dual Handle Fry Pan, SKU QL226d, on sale at $155.95 (list $194.95) when opened 2026-11-03.
Amazon (opens in a new tab) approx. $190. Listed as the AUS-ION Lightning Oven To Table Skillet, 10-inch style, $189.99 when opened 2026-11-03. Sold and shipped by a third-party seller shown as prune, not by Solidteknics or Amazon; a used like-new offer from the same seller was $170.99. The page does not give the maker's SKU, so check the size and handles before buying.

Prices as we saw them on November 3, 2026. They change often. These links carry no tracking code and earn us nothing.

What it’s made of What touches your food, water, skin or air 3 materials

Wrought iron: formed from a single sheet of Australian iron, 2.5 mm thick, with no joins, screws or rivets (not cast)
Seasoning: Kosher-certified, non-GMO rice bran oil
No coating of any kind, per the maker

Who tested it What each test found, and who paid for it 2 tests

Independent Mamavation (XRF screening by Eric Ritter of Detectlead.com; Mamavation earns affiliate income and offered a Solidteknics code with a free skillet in its 2023 baking sheet guide) October 2026

In its October 2026 cast iron guide, Mamavation lists Solidteknics (made in Australia, kosher non-GMO rice bran oil, $200) in its best group and says XRF screening found no lead in any part of the pan. The guide files the brand under cast iron; Solidteknics says AUS-ION is formed from sheet iron, not cast. It names no model, gives no readings and no sample details. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Independent Lead Safe Mama (XRF screening by Tamara Rubin; Solidteknics pays the site 10% of sales through its affiliate link) January 2021

A January 2021 XRF test (180 seconds) of Solidteknics' US-ION 7.5 inch iron skillet, a related pan made in the US, not this Australian model: iron 99.54%, manganese 0.34%, copper 0.02%, with lead, cadmium, mercury, barium, chromium, antimony and selenium not detected. It is a hint about Solidteknics iron, not a result for this pan. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)

Who paid, and why it matters

Independent The tester took no money from the maker for it: a consumer group, a journalist, a university or a regulator.
Paid certification An outside lab or certifier tested or listed it, and the maker paid for that.
Maker’s own test A lab report or certificate of analysis the maker commissioned and published.

A certification is a floor, not a verdict: it checks what its program checks and nothing else. We weigh tests by someone with no stake in the result most.

What people ask Worries raised online and elsewhere, and what we found 6 questions

Is it cast iron, and does that matter?: No. Solidteknics says AUS-ION is worked from a single sheet of iron (opens in a new tab), about half the weight of cast iron, and cannot crack. Mamavation files the brand under cast iron. Both are bare iron with an oil seasoning, so the lead and iron questions are the same.
Can iron cookware carry lead?: Mamavation says its XRF check found no lead in any part of the pan it tested, and Lead Safe Mama found none in a related Solidteknics skillet in 2021. Solidteknics says its pans contain no PFAS, lead or cadmium. We found no Solidteknics test report, and neither screen names this exact model.
Is it really made in Australia?: Solidteknics, its US arm and its US retailers all say it is made in Australia, and the US site says 100% Australian made (opens in a new tab). The maker also sold a US-ION line made in the United States, which is the line Lead Safe Mama tested in 2021; a December 2024 reply on the site's favorite pans post (opens in a new tab) says the company no longer makes pans in the US. We could not check the factory.
Does the thin pan warp?: Solidteknics' warranty page (opens in a new tab) says warping comes from misuse, such as heating a cold pan fast on induction or putting a large pan on a small burner, and does not cover it. The pans are made with a slight concave to allow for movement when heated.
Who is paid to recommend it?: Lead Safe Mama's Solidteknics links are affiliate links that return 10% of sales to the site, and its readers were offered a discount code (30% off in 2023). Mamavation offered a code with a free skillet in its 2023 baking sheet guide (opens in a new tab) and earns affiliate income. We found no sign that Solidteknics paid for either test. Our page takes no payment.
Why do the prices differ so much?: The maker lists the pan at $195.95. Atlanta Grill Company sells it for $155.95, and Amazon lists it at $189.99 through a third-party seller, not Solidteknics.

Why we chose it What put it on our list 4 points

Bare iron and rice bran oil, with no coating, per the maker; its FAQ says its pans never contain PFAS.
Two outside XRF screens found no lead in Solidteknics iron pans: Mamavation (October 2026) and Lead Safe Mama (2021, 99.54% iron in a related pan).
It weighs 2.87 lb for a 10.2 in pan, against 5.7 lb for Lodge's 10.25 in cast iron skillet.
The warranty is published and has no end date, and the exclusions are plain: seasoning, rust and warping.

Trade-offs What to weigh before you buy 4 points

The testers did not name this model. Solidteknics publishes no test report of its own.
A 2.5 mm pan can warp if it is heated fast or sits on a mismatched burner, and the warranty does not cover warping.
It costs about eight times a Lodge skillet at the maker, and Amazon's seller is a third party. The warranty page says purchases outside Australia must be returned to the place of purchase, so a warranty claim would go through the seller.
Hand wash only, dry at once. It adds iron to food, as all iron cookware does.

What to know Details worth knowing first

Solidteknics makes pans from a single sheet of iron instead of pouring them in a mold. The AUS-ION line is about half the weight of cast iron, so the 10.2 in oven-to-table pan weighs 2.87 lb, and it has no joins, rivets or coating. It comes seasoned with rice bran oil, and the maker says it never uses PFAS. Our cookware guide puts bare iron first for a reason.

Two outside testers screened Solidteknics iron with an XRF analyzer and found no lead: Mamavation in October 2026, for a pan it does not name, and Lead Safe Mama in 2021, for a related US-made skillet that was 99.5% iron. Both promote the brand and earn from it, which is why we say so here. Neither report is a release test, and Solidteknics publishes none.

The pan is thin, and the maker is open about it: warping from fast heat is not covered by the warranty, which has no end date but excludes seasoning problems and rust. Retailers sell it for about $156, well under the maker's $196. If you want a similar bare steel pan for about $45, our Lodge carbon steel skillet page covers it.

What we checked Each claim, and how sure we are of it 6 checks

How Solidteknics AUS-ION Lightning 10.2 in (26 cm) Dual Handle Oven-to-Table Iron Pan, QL226d measures up against our cookware criteria
What we checked	What we found
No PTFE or PFAS coating Maker’s claim	Solidteknics' FAQ says its pans never contain PFAS or other coatings and are seasoned only with rice bran oil. We found no outside PFAS test.
Plain, named materials Maker’s claim	One sheet of Australian iron, 2.5 mm, seasoned with Kosher-certified non-GMO rice bran oil, made in Australia, per the maker.
Lead screening Verified	Mamavation says XRF found no lead in any part of Solidteknics' pan (October 2026, model not named). Lead Safe Mama found no lead in a related US-ION skillet (2021).
Built to last Maker’s claim	Multi-century warranty against defects in materials or manufacturing; seasoning, rust and warping excluded. Published on the maker's warranty page.
Fits how you cook Maker’s claim	Induction, gas, ceramic, oven, broiler, grill and campfire, per the maker; the page says any oven temperature. Hand wash only. 2.87 lb.
Notices and recalls Verified	No California Prop 65 notice and no CPSC recall name Solidteknics (searched 2026-11-03).

What the labels mean

Verified We opened an independent record that confirms it: a certifier’s listing, a regulator’s list or a lab report. It is linked under Sources.
Maker’s claim The maker says so on its own page or label. We read it but found no independent record.
Not verified We looked and could not confirm it, or the maker does not say. Treat it as unknown.

Sources Where our facts come from 12 sources

Solidteknics USA: AUS-ION 10.2 in Lightweight Iron Oven to Table Pan. Maker’s page. Read 2026-11-03: $195.95, SKU QL226d, 2.87 lb, non-GMO rice bran oil. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Solidteknics USA: FAQs. Maker’s page. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Solidteknics USA: Warranty. Maker’s page. Multi-century warranty for manufacturing defects. Excludes seasoning, rust and warping. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Solidteknics USA: About us. Maker’s page. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Mamavation: Safest Cast Iron Cookware Investigation (5 October 2026). Test report. Says Eric Ritter of Detectlead.com XRF-tested the brands in its best group, Solidteknics among them, and found no lead in any part of the pans. No readings or model names are shown. The site earns affiliate income and says so. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Lead Safe Mama: US-ION 7.5 inch skillet by Solidteknics, XRF results (2021). Test report. A related US-made pan, not the Australian AUS-ION. The site earns affiliate income, including 10% from Solidteknics. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Lead Safe Mama: My favorite lead-free pans (2022). Independent source. States the 10% affiliate arrangement and a reader discount code (30% in 2023). A December 2024 reply says the company no longer makes pans in the US. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Mamavation: Safest non-toxic baking sheets, cookie sheets and sheet pans (June 2023). Test report. Offers a Solidteknics code with a free US-ION skillet for its baking tray. The site earns affiliate income. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Atlanta Grill Company: AUS-ION Lightning 10.2 in Dual Handle Fry Pan. Independent source. Opened 2026-11-03: $155.95, SKU QL226d. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Amazon listing for the AUS-ION Lightning Oven To Table Skillet, 10-inch. Independent source. Opened 2026-11-03: $189.99, sold by a third party and fulfilled by Amazon. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
California Attorney General: Prop 65 60-day notice search. Certifier or regulator listing. Searched by alleged violator on 2026-11-03; no notice named Solidteknics. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
CPSC recalls API. Certifier or regulator listing. Searched on 2026-11-03; no results. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)

Alternatives Other options to compare 3 options

Lodge Carbon Steel Skillet Bare carbon steel, lighter than cast iron, seasoned with oil, for about $45.
de Buyer Mineral B Pro Fry Pan French carbon steel with a beeswax shipping coat, about $145 for 11 in, with an outside XRF screen of two de Buyer pans.
Lancaster No. 10 Cast Iron Skillet Smooth US-made cast iron, about $225, with a recent XRF screen.

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