New to cast iron? Learn how to season, clean and restore your cookware with simple steps from a cooking editor who fixed her own cast‑iron mistakes.

Make your gunkiest skillets look new again.

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When oil is added to a preheated cast-iron pan, it polymerizes upon contact with the hot surface—a chemical reaction that ...

The downright ancient technology remains versatile and effective in the kitchen, but it requires some extra care ...

Cast iron skillets have been around for generations. But, where they were once one of the most common pans used in the kitchen, for many people they've fallen out of popularity in favor of non-stick ...

Dutch ovens can cook a variety of foods over a campfire or coals. The Elkhart County Parks hosts a Cast Iron Cookout and Swap Meet on Aug. 23. Cooking with a Dutch oven requires balancing the number ...

Hint: you likely have a few of them in your kitchen already.

For many cooks, the well-seasoned and quite often handed down cast-iron pan is a favorite cooking vessel. While perusing the cookbook shelves at a thrift shop, I decided to explore the kitchenware ...