Minute traces of iron will leach into your food during cooking and thus iron cookware becomes a source of dietary iron.
Cast iron is made to be used, not stuck back in the pantry for a once a year use. Ya gotta use it to season it. If yours isnt seasoned, it is because you aren't using it.
There's only two downsides to cast iron.
2) If you don't take care of it, it will rust. You can also get bacteria growing inside the pours of the metal if you don't maintain it's seasoning.
pathological bacteria? link?
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