Don't let a dirty iron ruin your clothes. Learn how to clean an iron with items you have on hand. Any one of these easy methods will do the trick.

An expert shares her best tips for cleaning and maintaining your iron.

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Cast iron cookware can easily rust if not cared for properly. Luckily, it’s easy to clean rust off cast iron so it’s back to tip-top shape.

Hint: you likely have a few of them in your kitchen already.

Whether you’re after the perfect golden sear on your steak, an oven-proof pan for deep-dish pizza, or the perfect surface for fluffy Saturday morning pancakes, cast iron is often your best option.

It’s a great tool for any kitchen—with the right know-how.

There are few implements in any given American kitchen more important than a cast-iron skillet. These things are so durable and useful that half the foodies in America inherited theirs from their ...