About

Seasoned Steel is an independent site about cast iron and carbon steel cookware — how to season it, restore it, clean it, and actually cook with it.

Every method we publish is tested in a real kitchen on real pans. We give exact temperatures, times, and honest verdicts, including when a popular technique doesn’t work.

How we make money: some links on this site are Amazon Associates affiliate links. If you buy through them, we earn a commission at no extra cost to you. It never affects our recommendations — a $20 Lodge can out-test a $200 boutique pan, and when it does, we say so. See our affiliate disclosure.

Contact: questions, corrections, or test requests — reach us via the contact page.