Make your cast iron look good as new with a few household staples. A cast iron skillet is a cooking staple in many households. However, cast iron cookware can quickly tarnish and accumulate rust if ...

Q: I have a cast-iron skillet that I have been using for a few years. It has brown, rust-colored stains that don’t come off, no matter what I do. I’ve tried kosher salt and a small chain, soap, a ...

Rai Mincey is a food writer and baking enthusiast whose focuses include culinary history, seasonal cooking, and Southern cuisine. She splits her time between Birmingham, Alabama, and Tulum, Mexico.

Cleaning a cast iron skillet can feel intimidating — what if you strip away the seasoning? What if you ruin it forever? But skipping proper cleanup can lead to worse issues: sticky residue, stubborn ...