If you want a good, hard sear on a piece of meat, grab a cast iron skillet. Looking to add minerals to your food? Ditto. Just want a workhorse of a pan that will take you from fried eggs to a free-form apple galette? You know what to do. The world of cast iron cooking goes way beyond cornbread (although we'll never turn down a pan of that stuff). First, brush up on the basics of cast iron care. Then, grab that skillet and get ready to do a deep dive into the world of cast iron cooking—these are our favorite ways to use it.