Kitchen Curious with Vivian Howard

Cast Iron

Vivian celebrates cast iron skillets—from scouring antiques with Warren Brothers to touring Charleston’s Smithey Ironware. She debunks cleaning myths, compares cast iron and carbon steel, cooks shakshuka, and bakes a cornmeal-blueberry coffee cake—honoring cast iron’s enduring role in American kitchens past and present.

Cast Iron

26m 46s

Vivian celebrates cast iron skillets—from scouring antiques with Warren Brothers to touring Charleston’s Smithey Ironware. She debunks cleaning myths, compares cast iron and carbon steel, cooks shakshuka, and bakes a cornmeal-blueberry coffee cake—honoring cast iron’s enduring role in American kitchens past and present.

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