Did you recently buy or receive a new cast iron skillet and heard you should season it? Well, that’s true, and this guide ...

How To Season Your New Cast Iron! Now if you are new to cast iron, this is much easier than it sounds. I grew up on Cast ...

You can skip getting cast iron wet entirely if you have a barely soiled pan. Wipe well with a paper towel and reheat the ...

Pour a couple of tablespoons of very coarse salt in the pan—you can also add a little vegetable oil for lubrication if needed. Use a nylon scrubber or clean dish cloth to scrub the surface. Rinse out ...

thereby carbonizing it and effectively bonding the oil to the pan. This bond fills the otherwise porous surface and leaves you with a slick cooking surface. The benefits of a well-seasoned pan include ...

Carefully remove it from the oven (wearing oven mitts!) and rub it with a thin layer of oil. Repeat this process two to three ...

The vegetable oil pre-seasoning on this model was great – food slid easily from its sleek surface from the get-go and only became more non-stick as we cooked in it. When you are done with it, simply ...

I tried ceramic nonstick when that was a new thing and bought an expensive Danish pan that promised to be more durable and ...

Neutral oil, like vegetable or grapeseed oil, is a typical go-to when seasoning cast iron. Why not give this artisanal bottle a whirl? As the maker La Tourangelle outlines, it has high levels of ...

On the plus side, the enamel surface means you can get away with less oil than other cast iron pans, and it doesn’t require seasoning. Washing up is also easy – hot water and a wipe with a ...

We independently select these products—if you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. All prices were accurate at the time of publishing. Marla Mock of Molly Maid says sprinkling salt on ...