This article was updated May 18, 2023. It was originally published Nov. 15, 2002. Cast iron, by definition, is any iron alloy with more than 2% carbon and uses that carbon as the main alloying ...
Cast iron is cult-favorite cookware, but it's also the heaviest -- and those darn handles get scorching hot. We tested lighter cast-iron skillets to see how they compare. David lives in Brooklyn where ...