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Food Friday: Cast-Iron Cooking

Cornbread in cast iron pan
Wheeler Cowperthwaite / Wikimedia Commons

  A cast iron pan is a versatile piece of cookery. You can use it in the oven, on the stove and on the grill. And it also has purported health benefits, like the fact that it’s chemical free, you don’t have to use as much oil to cook things in it, and it can even add a little iron boost to your food. Food and agriculture writer Deanna Fox joins us today to answer your questions about using cast iron cookware. 

Try Deanna Fox's cornbread recipe!

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