iron pan

British

noun

geology a hard layer of precipitated iron salts often found below the surface of sands and gravels

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You’re not going home, anyway, you’re staying up all night at the facility wondering why your quarterback throws the ball like a cast iron pan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

After a several rounds of cooking with oil, carbon steel develops a naturally nonstick patina, similar to the slick surface of a well-seasoned cast iron pan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

Anyone can get a cast iron pan, and seasoning it is actually easier than you think.

From Salon • Oct. 31, 2023

She also teaches the tricks to glamping in her Airstream travel trailer and tubing down the Guadalupe River and her dad offers a primer on seasoning a cast iron pan to perfection.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 26, 2023

I’d gotten him some cooking supplies—an apron embroidered with “Big Tomato,” my nickname for him, and a nice cast iron pan.

From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks

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