Rai Mincey is a food writer and baking enthusiast whose focuses include culinary history, seasonal cooking, and Southern cuisine. She splits her time between Birmingham, Alabama, and Tulum, Mexico.

For many cooks, the well-seasoned and quite often handed down cast-iron pan is a favorite cooking vessel. While perusing the cookbook shelves at a thrift shop, I decided to explore the kitchenware ...

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Use a stiff brush to scrub away the stains. Lodge Cast Iron also makes a Rust Eraser for removing heavy-duty rust stains. You ...