It's very heavy! It's Granite so I knew it would have weigh to it but I wasn't expecting it to be that heavy.  It's very gritty when get take it out the box and there's NO INSTRUCTIONS on what to do. So you have to Season it BEFORE You use it for the first time or your food will have All that Grit in it,  that you won't be able to eat. I used a small to medium hand full of uncooked rice and some water mix in and scrubbed both pieces really Good inside and out then rinse and just let it air dry. Than it's ready for use.