The ingenious minds at Primitive Technology show how natural bacteria can be transformed into cast iron using minimal tools and fire.

To keep your cast iron slick, smooth and worthy of its place on the stovetop throne, here are four foods you should never cook in a cast-iron skillet ...

For the same reason as tomatoes, vinegar can eat away at a seasoned cast-iron skillet, sending you back to square one. Vinegar-based foods like adobo or Carolina-style barbecue sauce are good examples ...