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 ...

The boxes arrive with Griswolds, Wagners, Lodges and other vintage queens of cast-iron cooking, now worse for wear. Some are rusted over, or too encrusted for anyone to make out their branding. Some ...

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

It's not hard to restore your cast iron cookware. All you need is some baking soda, steel wool, and a bit of elbow grease. Using steel wool, thoroughly scrub the baking soda and water into the cast ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When Ashley L. Jones received her first cast-iron Dutch oven from her mother-in-law more than a decade ago, she felt connected to ...