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

"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 skillets have a certain reputation. They are the heavy, dark, and mysterious pans that get passed down through ...

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.

When my editors first tasked me with testing cast-iron pans several years ago, I encountered a lot of bias among our staff and kitchen toward this new wave of expensive vintage-style cast iron. The ...

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 ...