Nonstick pans took over American kitchens for a simple reason, easy cleanup and food that never stuck to the pan.

Your cast-iron pan just might be the most versatile tool in your kitchen.

Modern dish soap is perfectly safe on cast iron — the lye that once stripped seasoning hasn't been in household soap for decades. Cast iron is actually a poor conductor of heat and creates hot spots, ...

Not every food is well-suited to cast iron. While cast iron cookware offers a relatively nonstick coating and excels at high-heat searing and browning, its considerable heat retention, textured ...