The short answer is yes! Preparing meals in cast iron pots, pans, Dutch ovens, and cornbread molds can boost the iron content in what you’re eating. This is a simple strategy to up the iron in your ...

Certain foods can seriously damage the surface of this classic cookware. Here's what not to cook in a cast-iron pan.

Should you scrub a cast iron pan with soap? Fans of the popular cookware might threaten to hit you over the head with their pan if you do that, but Sean O’Keefe, professor in the Department of Food ...

The most generally and universally agreed-upon no-no when it comes to cast-iron cooking is acidic foods. This means recipes ...

I have my cast iron ready all season but fall through winter is a bustling stretch for these sturdy skillets. Cast iron has a lot of grit but weaknesses that can damage its carefully slicked and ...

Cooking is better when it's done in cast iron. Just ask "Cowboy" Kent Rollins, the New Mexico chuckwagon cook turned YouTube star and cookbook author who's become America's modern-day guardian of the ...

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It might be time to buy a new set of cast iron cookware. rudisill / Getty Images If you’re searching for a cast iron expert, I think I qualify. In my early twenties I worked as a customer service ...