In the nearly three years since Smithey began its restoration service, it has refurbished more than 1,000 skillets, Dutch ovens and other cast-iron pieces, antique and modern. At $40 per item ...

Vintage cast-iron skillets are smoother, lighter and highly collectible Among collectors, conversations about cast iron have ...

Wash the Skillet with Warm Soapy Water and Dry Well: While using soap on cast iron was frowned upon for years, it is, in fact ...

Harold Henry estimates he has around 2,000 pieces of Lodge cast iron cookware. The 89-year-old farmer from Hamilton, Missouri, may well be Lodge’s biggest fan. Why Lodge? He calls it art.

So it’s no surprise that readers couldn’t stop buying best-selling home, beauty, and kitchen finds like Lodge cast iron skillets ... on a cloud,” one 80-year-old reviewer wrote.

Photo credit: George Papadatos There’s something magical about a perfectly seasoned cast-iron skillet sizzling with promise ... that perfectly captures Chicago’s spirit: a blend of old-school charm ...

We asked Southerners what foods they do not cook in a cast-iron skillet. Aside from "nothing," the other answers might ...