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Letting certain ingredients simmer in a cast-iron skillet or pot will strip your cookware of it'a enameled coating and nonstick patina. Here are four foods to cook in another pan.

Transfer skillet to preheated oven, and bake until cornbread is set in the center and browned all over, 25 to 30 minutes. Remove from oven; let cool 10 minutes.

A properly seasoned cast-iron skillet can cook eggs without issue. While they won't damage your pan, eggs are tricky to pan-fry without having a sticky mess to deal with after.

Brush a 9-inch baking dish or cast-iron skillet with melted butter and dust with granulated sugar. Pulse the batter once more and pour it in the dish. Set the figs, halved sides up, in the dish.