Pro tip: stop washing your cast iron with soap and water every time

I used to scrub my cast iron skillet with soap and water after every meal, then dry it on the stove. Took me about 6 months of watching it rust before I figured out that a salt scrub and a wipe-down with oil works way better. Now I just scrape off food bits, add a little coarse salt and a paper towel, and rub it down. Has anyone else found a quicker way to clean seasonings without messing up the pan?

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murphy.mason26d ago

Wait, you were actually washing cast iron with soap and water?

wade87126d ago

Yeah "Wait, you were actually washing cast iron with soap and water?" is basically my whole life before I learned better. Soap is a trap for these things.

laura_schmidt8226d ago

Read this thing online that said the old soaps used to have lye in them which is why they said never use soap. Modern soap is fine for it.