Tag Archives: Cast Iron Skillet

How to Restore Cast Iron Cookware

Cast iron cookware has been around since colonial times, and has a nostalgic charm and appeal. You might remember your grandmother frying up delicious chicken in a huge cast iron skillet, or the cowboy movies where the wranglers are all enjoying (or at least, eating) beans cooked in a cast iron Dutch oven hanging over […]

How to Cure or Season Even the Worst Cast Iron Cookware

No Southern kitchen is complete without a cast iron skillet for cooking cornbread and another for frying chicken. Cast iron just works better it cooks slower when you need it to and it gets hotter for frying. The key point here is food taste a lot better when ever it’s cooked in a properly seasoned […]

How to Take Care of an Antique Cast Iron Skillet

When my husband and I got married, one his contributions to our kitchen was his Great-Grandmother’s old Griswold covered cast iron skillet. Griswold skillets have been around since the 1880s and pretty much set the standard for cast iron cookware in the US. While our cast iron skillet isn’t one of the early models, it […]

How to Clean and Care for Cast Iron Cookware

Cast iron pans can be a great addition to your kitchen cookware if taken care of right. Cast iron skillets cook food slowly and evenly, and have a natural non-stick surface if they are seasoned correctly. Cast iron holds its heat well, and it’s non-stick surface makes it ideal for frying foods. Cast-iron is also […]

Cast Iron Cooking

I grew up eating food that was mostly prepared in a cast iron skillet. By the time I began to cook in earnest, non-stick cookware was in vogue. Being a modern woman, concerned about my cholesterol level and ability to scrape off burned cheese with ease, I bought a beautiful set of nonstick ware and […]