A nonstick frying pan with stuck on sauce residue - Candice Bell/Shutterstock You may have found that for a product deemed "nonstick," your nonstick pans seem to be pretty good at clinging to food.

For such a durable, hard-wearing piece of cookware, it can sometimes feel like cast iron skillets require a lot of extra care. But that investment pays off, with a naturally nonstick finish and ...