New to cast iron? Learn how to season, clean and restore your cookware with simple steps from a cooking editor who fixed her ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Cast-iron pans are a home chef's best friend—and for good reason. The hard-wearing, versatile pans can be ...

All you need is a little elbow grease to make it good as new.

Vinegar: Use a mixture of baking soda and water to create a thick paste. Apply to the scorched areas and let stand for a few ...

Hint: you likely have a few of them in your kitchen already.

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Those new to the art of cast iron cooking can easily be overwhelmed by its maintenance requirements. Is using soap OK? How often does it have to be seasoned? Are you really supposed to clean it with ...

For cast iron that “looks better” than the day you bought it.

Shameful. That’s the word. This is my beloved Dutch oven––final resting place of many a piece of venison, ducks, and Mexican casseroles cooked on many a campfire. But after frying up three squirrels a ...

In the third installment of this four-part series, our DIY newbie astutely shops Facebook Marketplace and learns how to reglaze a cast-iron tub. When Regan Wood stepped backward in flip flops into a ...

Tony Traffanstedt of Piedmont watches a “boiling pot” each day; but he is not stirring a stew or making moonshine. He is restoring cast iron and bringing it to a black, smooth, and lustrous finish. He ...