Cast iron cookware is, arguably, the best cookware around. I can vouch for the superiority of cast iron cookware, having two frying pans and a Dutch oven in my kitchen for thirty years, still performing like champs. I wouldn’t trade them in for any other type of cookware. Knowing how to clean a cast iron pan is all you need to know to enjoy this cookware wonder for a lifetime. Many novice cooks are put off of choosing cast iron because of the fact that it does rust without proper care. Now we have enameled cast iron pots and pans, which won’t rust, but also cost an arm and a leg. Here we dispel the mysteries of how to maintain and clean a cast iron pan. The procedures are quite simple. Here we go.