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Cooking With a Cast-Iron Skillet

Some dishes just taste better when they’re cooked in cast-iron. Here are several of them.

Linda Xiao for The New York Times. Food stylist: Maggie Ruggiero. Prop stylist: Heather Greene.

Recipes

Skillet Cornbread
Lisa Donovan, Pableaux Johnson
351 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
351
40 minutes
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Easy
Cast-Iron Sourdough Pancakes
Tejal Rao, Jean Adamson, Angela Johnson Sherry
1984 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,984
30 minutes, plus overnight fermentation
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Buttery Steak and Potatoes
Sohla El-Waylly
188 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
188
40 minutes
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Easy
Cast Iron Orange Cake
Lisa Donovan
613 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
613
2 hours
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Easy
Spicy Honey Chicken With Broccoli
Yasmin Fahr
2756 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,756
30 minutes
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Easy
Splayed Roast Chicken With Caramelized Ramps
Melissa Clark
851 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
851
1 hour 35 minutes
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Chocolate Chip-Tahini Skillet Cookie
Carolina Gelen
254 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
254
40 minutes
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Easy
Cast-Iron Steak
Julia Moskin
5994 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
5,994
About 1 hour
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Oysters Mosca
Vallery Lomas
42 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
42
50 minutes
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Pepper Steak and Celery Stir-Fry With Lemon
Andy Baraghani
1828 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,828
30 minutes
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Easy
Strip Steak With Dijon Sauce
Sue Li
357 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
357
1 hour 10 minutes
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Easy
Seared Chicken Thighs With Cherry Tomatoes and Olives
Carolina Gelen
800 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
800
45 minutes
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Easy
Brown Butter Skillet Cornbread
Melissa Clark
6170 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
6,170
1 hour
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Easy
Rib-Eye Steak
Ali Slagle
426 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
426
About 1 hour
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Red-Fried Fish
Mark Bittman
224 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
224
40 minutes
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Berber Skillet Bread
Julia Moskin, Paula Wolfert
200 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
200
1 hour
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Seared Sirloin Steak
Mark Bittman
1242 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,242
55 minutes
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David Eyre’s Pancake
Amanda Hesser, David Eyre
1696 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,696
About 20 minutes
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Hamburgers (Tavern Style)
Sam Sifton
1528 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,528
20 minutes
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Roasted Brussels Sprouts With Garlic
Mark Bittman
14042 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
14,042
35 minutes
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Meat and Potato Skillet Gratin
Melissa Clark
1680 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,680
2½ hours
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Greek Skillet Pies With Feta and Greens
David Tanis, Aglaia Kremezi
621 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
621
1 hour
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Dutch Baby
Florence Fabricant
18226 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
18,226
40 minutes
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Easy
Savory Dutch Baby
Melissa Clark
2588 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,588
45 minutes
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Skillet Chicken With Tomatoes, Pancetta and Mozzarella
Melissa Clark
6640 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
6,640
45 minutes
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Skillet Macaroni and Broccoli and Mushrooms and Cheese
Tara Parker-Pope, "Real Food Has Curves"
539 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
539
30 minutes
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Vegetables in a Black Iron Skillet
Molly O'Neill
58 ratings with an average rating of 3 out of 5 stars
58
1 hour 40 minutes
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