What is the difference between cast iron and the iron we use in staples or nails? And is the iron we use in staples , steel , and nails wrought iron? Why is cast iron black , and the iron we use in nails staples etc. silvery?

What is the difference between cast iron and the iron we use in staples or nails? And is the iron we use in staples , steel , and nails wrought iron? Why is cast iron black , and the iron we use in nails staples etc. silvery?

Recently I saw a cast iron pan that had spikes in it. The spikes are for cored apples to be placed and cooked. The pan is made of cast iron. Does anyone know where I may purchase such a pan?

I have cast iron bookends, which read Jesus never fails. I also have a cast iron man picking apples off a tree, and two open rings in shape of fry pans with a man and a women inside standing at a gate, and an axe, fry pan and 7 other plagues like the bookends

Recently I saw a cast iron pan that had spikes in it. The spikes are for cored apples to be placed and cooked. The pan is made of cast iron. Does anyone know where I may purchase such a pan?

I have cast iron bookends, which read Jesus never fails. I also have a cast iron man picking apples off a tree, and two open rings in shape of fry pans with a man and a women inside standing at a gate, and an axe, fry pan and 7 other plagues like the bookends

I've recently started using a cast iron skillet for searing steaks and chops. Afterwards, I try to clean the pan just with a sponge and hot water, but there always seems to be residue on the pan. I don't want to use detergent or a scouring pad because that would take off the seasoned coating that I baked on. How clean does the pan have to be anyway?

My mother's vintage home burned recently... it had solid pine car siding on the interior walls and ceilings. Anything that wasn't consumed by the fire was left coated with a mixture of black soot and pine oil that cooked out of the car siding. It was a particularly hot fire since her home also had a solid tin roof and that held the fire and heat in rather than allowing it to burn through and vent out. The fire was so hot that even the china and earthenware dishes incinerated turning to a powder. So I am concerned that the cast iron she salvaged might be contaminated. It is porous and I am concerned that it might have absorbed chemicals from the fire that would be at best unpleasant if they seeped into her food and at worst might be poisonous. Can anyone advise me about this?

I've recently started using a cast iron skillet for searing steaks and chops. Afterwards, I try to clean the pan just with a sponge and hot water, but there always seems to be residue on the pan. I don't want to use detergent or a scouring pad because that would take off the seasoned coating that I baked on. How clean does the pan have to be anyway?

My mother's vintage home burned recently... it had solid pine car siding on the interior walls and ceilings. Anything that wasn't consumed by the fire was left coated with a mixture of black soot and pine oil that cooked out of the car siding. It was a particularly hot fire since her home also had a solid tin roof and that held the fire and heat in rather than allowing it to burn through and vent out. The fire was so hot that even the china and earthenware dishes incinerated turning to a powder. So I am concerned that the cast iron she salvaged might be contaminated. It is porous and I am concerned that it might have absorbed chemicals from the fire that would be at best unpleasant if they seeped into her food and at worst might be poisonous. Can anyone advise me about this?