Cast iron skillets are sturdy, heat-retaining cookware that can cost a pretty penny, so when you start to see rust on them, it's normal to panic. However, there's no need to do so. First off, it ...

When seasoning cast-iron pieces, go for neutral oils with high smoke points, such as vegetable, canola, or grapeseed oil.

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Seasoning your cast iron cookware is an important step. Sounds strange and complicated, but it’s a simple process to help make cast iron nonstick and rust-resistant. That’s pretty important when ...

Atom-level simulations reveal the reason iron rusts in supposedly 'inert' supercritical carbon dioxide fluid. Trace amounts of water can cause a reaction at the interface between iron and the fluid, ...

We don’t like to play favorites, but our cast iron pan is our number one go-to in the kitchen. Why? It conducts heat like nobody’s business, cooks all of your favorite recipes and basically lasts ...

A new investigation into rust on the Moon implicates Earth as the culprit. Oxygen leaking out of Earth is likely responsible for the transformation of iron to hematite (Fe 2 O 3) at the lunar poles.

Iron-air batteries—made from rust, water, and air—are entering real-world trials and could revolutionize energy storage by ...