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Ideal Home
Molly Cleary

3 things you should never do when storing cast iron pans - experts reveal the common storage mistakes that can damage your cookware

Dining room with a wooden shelving unit on castors storing utensils and cast iron pan.

Investing in cast iron cookware will set you up with quality equipment in your kitchen for life. But storing it can throw up all sorts of problems, especially as cast iron is a material especially prone to rust in damp conditions. And we all know that here in the UK, especially in older buildings, damp is a likely factor.

With that in mind, these are the cast iron storage mistakes I think you should avoid in your kitchen if you can. As Ideal Home's Kitchen Appliances Editor, my pick of the best cast iron cookware is dear to my heart, so I've enlisted the help of experts to get hold of essential advice to follow that I can adopt too.

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