Five myths about caring for a cast-iron pan, including whether or not you can use soap on your pans, get busted by an expert.

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This includes my former roommate, whose screams still haunt me from the one time I cleaned her cast iron with water ... steel, or copper — has exceptional heat retention. This is good and ...

There are, after all, several types — cast iron, enameled cast iron, carbon steel, stainless steel, copper, and nonstick ... writer Rebecca Firkser. “I still try to be cautious when flipping ...

But PVC, CPVC and copper are still in common use ... re most likely to need when assembling or repairing water lines: Cast iron was a common material for drain pipes in the first part of the ...