Steel, cast iron or non-stick? Experts explain which cookware is best for daily cooking, safety risks to watch, and how to choose the right utensils.

Your food preferences is one thing you'll have to take into account.

There’s no denying the convenience of nonstick cookware. Food slides around the pan while you’re making it and releases from the surface in seconds when you serve it, plus clean-up is a breeze.

Convenience and ease of cooking are the reasons why non-stick cookware, primarily coated with polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) or "Teflon," became a daily kitchen staple. However, concerns regarding its ...

Dillon is an Update Writer at Food & Wine, where he spends most of his time ensuring product recommendations are fresh and relevant. He's performed testing on kitchenware like bundt pans and cookware ...