It can sometimes feel like cast iron is too fussy to be worth the hassle. In my years of cooking with a cast iron skillet, I've had a number of brushes with common blights such as staining and dullness. But what happens if you take your cast iron out of the cupboard to find, to your horror, that it's gone rusty?
I asked Laura Ascher, Recipe Developer at Cast Iron Skillet Cooking, for the signs that your cast iron could go rusty, and what to do if you do spot the dreaded red discoloration on the inside or outside of your skillet.
