One of the hottest items on cooks' holiday lists this year is one of the oldest types of cookware around: cast iron. But today's skillets aren't necessarily the same as your grandmother's. While you ...

My grandmother’s cast-iron pans were a thing of dark beauty. Ink black, smooth as glass and obsidian shiny. She cared for them as any home cook would a treasured kitchen tool: Her cast iron was always ...

There's nothing more thrilling to collectors than finding a large set of their favorite vintage cookware, which is why many high-quality brands sometimes sell for a small fortune. While some go for ...

Our long-standing pick for best overall cast-iron skillet just dropped to the lowest prices we’ve seen in quite some time.

C.W. Welch, who goes by Butch — or, depending on how well you know him, Cee Dub — has made evangelizing camp cooking his life’s work. The former Idaho conservation officer has penned cookbooks, run a ...

If your cast iron cookware is well-loved but also looking quite grimy and food is constantly sticking, there's one popular ...

Virginia Willis’ grandmother made everything in a cast-iron skillet, from cornbread to fried chicken. Now Willis, a prolific cookbook author and food stylist, owns her grandmother’s skillet, which is ...

Among collectors, conversations about cast iron have a way of getting sentimental, and they often land in the same place: craftsmanship. “Cast-iron pans used to be made by hand,” says Mary Theisen, an ...

The hottest trend in cookware goes back thousands of years. When Food Network stars Mario Batali and Rachael Ray, restaurateur Rick Bayless and Martha Stewart are all pitching lines of cast iron, you ...