Some pans just make cooking feel easier, and a well-seasoned cast iron is one of them. In this collection, 15 hearty recipes show how much you can do with that single pan sitting on the stove. These ...

Soaking cast iron in water — not dish soap — is what actually destroys the seasoning and invites rust within hours. Acidic ingredients like tomato sauce and citrus quietly break down the polymerized ...

No offense to the turkey, but we all know that Thanksgiving is all about the sides. Creamy mashed potatoes, tart cranberry sauce and tender cornbread with a browned top are where it's at. But have you ...

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

A cast iron pan on a wooden heating pad sitting on top of dark textured surface. - Mizina/Getty Images One of the most common rules people hear about cast iron is that you should never wash it. The ...

I love my cast-iron pans. On a gloomy day in my tiny urban kitchen, nothing has me dreaming of a rural idyll quite like my ...