These top pans from Lodge, Le Creuset Bobby Flay and more impressed us with their nonstick surface and searing abilities.

That's why a cast-iron pan is important for a good seared steak. The magnitude of heat required for a pan-sear is intense: It seems remarkable your home kitchen's appliances can even achieve such ...

Our cast-iron skillets are prized possessions in the kitchen. Nothing sears a steak or transforms a bowl of biscuits like a heavy hunk of iron. A cast-iron skillet also moves seamlessly from stovetop ...

Certainly, there are some food items and recipes you want to avoid cooking in a cast-iron skillet ... t risk damaging the finish. “For the tougher stains or those food bits that are stuck on, I’ll use ...

Cleaning and reseasoning your cast iron pans ... any rust on the pan, scrub it down with some steel wool. Wash the pan out with warm water and mild dish soap and rinse to finish the cleaning ...

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Adam Rothbarth was the former Food & Kitchen Writer for VICE's shopping page, Rec Room, and contributes to Chicago Magazine, Eater, and more. Colder months are the perfect time to hunker down with ...