Cast-Iron

Take it from a Southern steakhouse chef who swears that cast iron beats your trusty grill

The new Lodge Museum of Cast Iron pulls back the curtain on the South’s favorite cookware

Knocking the rust off salvaged cast-iron

Just potatoes, butter, salt, and your favorite pan

Is sudsing up your pan indeed heresy? We asked the experts to weigh in

How Southern chefs clean and season their prized pots and pans

In a Southern kitchen, the most cherished—and most often used—tool is a cast-iron skillet. Here are more than sixty recipes to put yours to good use

For some Southerners, skillets are reverentially handed down from generation to generation. But since my mom still happily cooks with hers, I had to buy a skillet of my own. Here’s what I learned

Smithey Ironware Company and the neverending search for a perfect cast-iron surface

Can you wash cast-iron cookware with soap?

Fresh blueberries get the skillet treatment

Chef Travis Milton shares a recipe for an old-fashioned dessert

Award-winning chef Chris Shepherd shares a recipe that was born out of leftovers

Chef Ouita Michel serves a versatile version of an Appalachian classic

Chef BJ Dennis combines two staples of Gullah Geechee cuisine to create a classic Lowcountry dish

Cast-iron fried oysters

A touch of continental refinement to a farmhouse staple

One pro golfer’s passion for vintage cast-iron cookware

The original field feast