Back in the day, while cooking in restaurants, I never thought twice about juggling multiple carbon steel skillets on a hot line. At home, however, things move at a different pace and as a result ...

Lodge already makes our favorite cast iron pan, and the brand’s craftsmanship translates to its carbon steel skillet, another tested favorite of ours. The pan comes pre-seasoned and ready to use ...

Several of our favorite carbon steel pans are on sale right now, including the Joyce Chen 14-Inch Carbon Steel Wok and the already budget-friendly Lodge 12-Inch Seasoned Carbon Steel Skillet.

Carbon steel cookware is gaining popularity among home cooks, and for good reason. Our kitchen experts love it for its durability and versatility, combining the best features of stainless steel ...

You may not be as familiar with carbon steel pans compared with cast-iron or nonstick. But as McManus says: “Carbon steel has some of the properties of cast-iron and some of the properties of ...

“For example, we test cast-iron and carbon steel pans for cornbread baking and searing steaks, since they’re suited to high temperatures. Nonstick pans, on the other hand, are tested for their ...

And there was — sort of. When I first learned about carbon-steel pans a decade ago, they felt aspirational. They were mostly used in professional kitchens and didn’t come pre-seasoned.