Can I use a regular baking dish instead of a cast-iron skillet?
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"If a recipe calls for baking in a cast-iron skillet, can I use a regular baking dish instead?"
Cast iron is slower to heat, but holds heat better than many other surfaces. When a recipe calls for cast iron, but you use another material, you may have to bake it longer or raise the temperature by about 25 degrees to get the same outcome.