The mouthwatering tenderness of filet mignon. The rich, marbled texture of skirt steak. The tenderness of slow-roasted brisket. All of these steaks are delicious in their own right, but it takes ...

You can cook most food in a cast-iron pan but some foods will strip the enamel coating from your carefully seasoned skillet.

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But cast iron stays hot better than any of them, so it's more consistent. Plus, it can go anywhere. The stovetop, oven, grill, pizza oven, over a campfire, it'll do it all. That makes it my ...