Editors’ Collection

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
174 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
174
40 minutes
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Easy
Cast-Iron Sourdough Pancakes
Tejal Rao, Jean Adamson, Angela Johnson Sherry
1864 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,864
30 minutes, plus overnight fermentation
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Buttery Steak and Potatoes
Sohla El-Waylly
172 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
172
40 minutes
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Easy
Cast Iron Orange Cake
Lisa Donovan
592 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
592
2 hours
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Easy
Spicy Honey Chicken With Broccoli
Yasmin Fahr
2501 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,501
30 minutes
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Easy
Splayed Roast Chicken With Caramelized Ramps
Melissa Clark
820 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
820
1 hour 35 minutes
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Cast-Iron Steak
Julia Moskin
5783 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
5,783
About 1 hour
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Oysters Mosca
Vallery Lomas
26 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
26
50 minutes
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Pepper Steak and Celery Stir-Fry With Lemon
Andy Baraghani
1270 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,270
30 minutes
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Easy
Strip Steak With Dijon Sauce
Sue Li
229 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
229
1 hour 10 minutes
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Easy
Seared Chicken Thighs With Cherry Tomatoes and Olives
Carolina Gelen
659 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
659
45 minutes
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Easy
Brown Butter Skillet Cornbread
Melissa Clark
5418 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
5,418
1 hour
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Easy
Rib-Eye Steak
Ali Slagle
365 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
365
About 1 hour
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Red-Fried Fish
Mark Bittman
219 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
219
40 minutes
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Berber Skillet Bread
Julia Moskin, Paula Wolfert
192 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
192
1 hour
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Seared Sirloin Steak
Mark Bittman
1200 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,200
55 minutes
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David Eyre’s Pancake
Amanda Hesser, David Eyre
1631 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,631
About 20 minutes
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Hamburgers (Tavern Style)
Sam Sifton
1476 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,476
20 minutes
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Roasted Brussels Sprouts With Garlic
Mark Bittman
12834 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
12,834
35 minutes
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Meat and Potato Skillet Gratin
Melissa Clark
1595 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,595
2½ hours
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Greek Skillet Pies With Feta and Greens
David Tanis, Aglaia Kremezi
610 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
610
1 hour
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Dutch Baby
Florence Fabricant
16587 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
16,587
40 minutes
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Easy
Savory Dutch Baby
Melissa Clark
2490 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,490
45 minutes
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Skillet Chicken With Tomatoes, Pancetta and Mozzarella
Melissa Clark
6395 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
6,395
45 minutes
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Skillet Macaroni and Broccoli and Mushrooms and Cheese
Tara Parker-Pope, "Real Food Has Curves"
534 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
534
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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