The Chopped judge’s fun recipe calls for pizza dough ingredients including active dry yeast, warm water, all-purpose flour, kosher salt, ground white pepper, honey, and extra-virgin olive oil.

Chef notes. I'll probably never tire of waxing poetic about my love for cooking with cast iron. The truth is, I'll be able to bequeath a slew of cast-iron skillets, pots and pans after I pass on ...

The go-to for making foccacia for most home cooks is a baking sheet, but there's a better way: cast iron. Here's why the vessel is superior for crispy edges.

Fish can be prepared in a multitude of ways. If you want it to taste as it good as it would from a restaurant, be sure to fry it in a cast iron skillet.

I'm thinking of trying this with a cast iron Dutch oven, for both the heat maintenance and a little more splatter protection. Either way, less greasy fried chicken plus less oil wasted is a win in ...

Then, set a 9-12" cast-iron pan over a burner set to medium-high. You want to preheat the pan so it's hot but not smoking (just watch your hands—and don't grab the handle!).