As a general rule of thumb, anyone who says you need to baby the pan and that the seasoning is "delicate", is wrong. If it can't stand up to ordinary dish soap

As a general rule of thumb, anyone who says you need to baby the pan and that the seasoning is "delicate", is wrong. If it can't stand up to ordinary dish soap and even a bit of salt scrubbing to get out burnt bits, it is not properly polymerized and therefore not fit to cover the inside of my pan. So keep using that pan, including washing it by hand, until a proper strong seasoning is achieved. Some things can't be rushed.