In the market place today some of the most commonly used indoor grill pans are made with cast iron.  Famous cookware suppliers, such as Le Creuset of France and Lodge of USA all use this type of material for their grill pans, and for numerous other cookware items as well.  Undoubtedly cast iron does have a number of benefits for use as a grill pan, for example it does a good job of making those black chargrilled marks on steaks and burgers etc.  However, the Lotus Rock Grill Pro can perform this function as well, as outlined in the previous blog post, and compared to cast iron grill pans, the Grill Pro has other significant advantages, as explained below.