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The only soap you can't use on cast iron is lye soap. That does strip that polymer smooth black coating. Basically it turns the patina into more soap. I use a
by pierat 3y ago
The only soap you can't use on cast iron is lye soap. That does strip that polymer smooth black coating. Basically it turns the patina into more soap.
I use a chainmaille scrubber with dish soap. Works well.
- jrochkind1 3y agoI use soap every wash on well-seasoned cast iron too, no problem at all. You need to make sure to wash all the soap off, and dry it well -- or at least I believe it's important to do that, I guess since I always do it, I could be making assumptions too, maybe it's just fine if you don't?! But yeah, the idea that you have to leave the cooking grease and fat on cast iron and aren't allowed to use soap to cut the grease and get it off.... is an odd one.
- bombcar 3y agoYou are supposed to take your greasy cast iron pan, and put it in the blast furnace it the backyard to clean it! Maybe I've been playing a bit too much GTNH.
- Turing_Machine 3y agoMy grandmother used to literally build a fire in the back yard and throw the skillets in whenever she thought they needed it (maybe every few years). This was long, long before Alton Brown was a thing.
- nkrisc 3y agoBest way to dry it is to throw back in the stove on high for a few minutes.