Views: 12 Author: Site Editor Publish Time: 2019-05-20 Origin: Site
I use it for the crispest potato hash and for giving my steaks a crazy-good sear. I use it for baking garlic knots or cornbread or the easiest, best pan pizza you'll ever bake (just kidding, this might be the easiest pizza). I use it for a complete chicken dinner with insanely crisp skin and for crispy, creamy pasta bakes.
Point is, it's a versatile workhorse and no other pan even comes close to its league.
But there's also a mysterious, myth-packed lore when it comes to cast iron pans. On the one hand there's the folks who claim you've got to treat your cast iron cookware like a delicate little flower. On the other, there's the macho types who chime in with their my cast iron is hella non-stick or damn, does my pan heat evenly!
In the world of cast iron, there are unfounded, untested claims left right and center. It's time to put a few of those myths to rest.