We don’t like to play favorites, but our cast iron pan is our number one go-to in the kitchen. Why? It conducts heat like nobody’s business, cooks all of your favorite recipes and basically lasts ...

Q: I have a cast-iron skillet that I have been using for a few years. It has brown, rust-colored stains that don’t come off, no matter what I do. I’ve tried kosher salt and a small chain, soap, a ...

People passionately debate whether or not it’s okay to use dish soap on a cast iron skillet. Most nay-sayers say nay because ...

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Cast iron is not as delicate as some might think. Yes, cleaning a cast iron skillet is unlike cleaning other pans in your kitchen. Yes, there are a few rules to keep in mind. But no, you cannot ruin ...

Other than the menacing mandolin slicer, almost no other kitchen staple comes with as many rules and regulations as does a cast-iron pan. There are seasoning rules, usage rules and the biggest rule of ...

So you’re probably here for one of two reasons: Either you heard you can’t wash a cast iron skillet the "normal" way (with soap) or you did wash it the normal way and quickly realized that was a ...