Letting certain ingredients simmer in a cast-iron skillet or pot will strip your cookware of it'a enameled coating and ...

Cast iron pans can be a staple piece of cookware in anyone's kitchen but they can be intimidating to care for. Let's be honest, we don't want to mess them up! In this video I restore an old rusty cast ...

Five myths about caring for a cast-iron pan, including whether or not you can use soap on your pans, get busted by an expert.

Acid can break down the seasoning on a cast iron or carbon steel pan, which can damage the nonstick surface. It can also add a distinctive metallic taste to your food. Cast iron and carbon steel ...

We often read that cooking is a blend of art and science. And it is said so because choosing the right cookware and the right ...

There's also a lot of mythologising around seasoning cast iron pans, with some cooks claiming it's destructive to wash a cast iron pan out. There is some truth to this – coating the cast iron ...

Now a regular at the monthly Antiques Faire, Affoumado has become a go-to Bay Area specialist in cookware restoration.

Soap may be safe, but you should never soak a cast-iron pan or use steel wool on it.