When I hear the words "cast iron," I typically think about frying pans, and how I know I'm supposed to season them but never quite do it right. I've certainly never thought about the process involved ...

The cast irons of yesteryear feel a little different to today's. Older models had a smoother surface, but modern ...

"The good news is that you don't have to fully reseason your cast iron to fix it. Start by giving your skillet a good scrub, ...

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 ...

Cast iron, a widely used iron-carbon alloy, exhibits a diverse range of microstructures that govern its mechanical and thermal properties. Among its variants, compacted graphite iron (CGI) is of ...

Rai Mincey is a food writer and baking enthusiast whose focuses include culinary history, seasonal cooking, and Southern cuisine. She splits her time between Birmingham, Alabama, and Tulum, Mexico.

Cast-iron cookware can withstand a great deal of clanking and scraping, but some ingredients will damage the surface. I asked a chef about which foods to avoid when cooking with cast iron. David lives ...

As with many cooking dilemmas, there is more than one school of thought about what to cook first in a cast iron pan, but we have an all-rounder suggestion.