Certain foods, when left in a skillet or Dutch oven for too long can erode the precious patina leaving your slick and seasoned cast-iron pan in a state of disrepair. To find out which foods you ...

Cast-iron cookware is versatile, offering high surface heat for searing steaks alongside a delicate nonstick patina if you care for and season it properly. While cast-iron is a good candidate for ...

This pan scraper from Epicurean is made of the same ... and the material is gentle on cooking surfaces. Now that my cast iron skillets have built up a nonstick patina, it’s important to clean ...

Thankfully, everyone seems to agree on what not to do, at least -- you can't treat your skillet like any other kitchen pan. Whatever you do, resist the urge to soak your dirty cast iron or run it ...

Instead, make it a point to lift the pan completely—and place it down lightly. “Heavy cast iron and glass are strange ...

A Lancaster County-made pan earned top marks in a recent review from Bon Appetit magazine. Lancaster Cast Iron, a company founded by college friends Mark Longenecker and Brandon Moore ...