You don’t understand seasoning You know all that talk about “seasoning” a cast-iron skillet? It’s not just talk. Seasoning refers to a layer of polymerized oil that has been baked onto the surface.

Cast-iron skillets have a certain reputation. They are the heavy, dark, and mysterious pans that get passed down through ...

Unfortunately, this dated myth has an iron grip on the kitchen community. It came from a time when soap contained lye, a highly alkaline chemical found in soap known for stripping away oil, grime, and ...