Love your cast iron? Then steer clear of these cooking mistakes, and discover the meals it was made to master.

For the same reason as tomatoes, vinegar can eat away at a seasoned cast-iron skillet, sending you back to square one.

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Some of you may think cast iron pans are more trouble than they're worth. If you've got a perfectly good nonstick skillet, for instance, why would you want a skillet that can rust? But not only is ...