Do you reuse cooking pans after cooking in them or wash after every use?

[Anonymous]

The only time I don’t wash the pan is when I use a skillet to heat corn tortillas or make my kids quesadillas - assuming no cheese spills. I don’t add any grease to the pan, I do both in a dry, clean pan.

I don’t put it back in the cupboard. I just leave it on the stove top and use it for dinner prep the same day. Anything put back in the cupboard is washed first.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wash every time except the special cast iron one which you should not add soap

That is not true. That advice was from when soap had lye in it.

You aren't suppose to wet wash cast iron,it will rust. So you couldn't use soap

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wash every time except the special cast iron one which you should not add soap

That is not true. That advice was from when soap had lye in it.

You aren't suppose to wet wash cast iron,it will rust. So you couldn't use soap

Wrong:https://www.lodgecastiron.com/discover/cleaning-and-care/cast-iron/how-clean-cast-iron

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I clean those every time. The pot I use to boil pasta? I almost never clean.

Your pasta leaves the pot coated in starch. Why wouldn’t you wash it?

Trust me, there’s no need. I wash it once or twice a year. I taste zero difference, and never get sick.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I clean those every time. The pot I use to boil pasta? I almost never clean.

Your pasta leaves the pot coated in starch. Why wouldn’t you wash it?

Trust me, there’s no need. I wash it once or twice a year. I taste zero difference, and never get sick.

That’s nice. You’re still nasty.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wash every time except the special cast iron one which you should not add soap

That is not true. That advice was from when soap had lye in it.

You aren't suppose to wet wash cast iron,it will rust. So you couldn't use soap

PP is correct. If there are any stuck on bits that don’t come off easily I use course salt and a scrubber to clean. Then I use a dab of dish soap and a sponge to clean the entire pan. Then sit on stove burner under low heat until the entire pan is dry and then use a paper towel to wipe down inside of the pan with a dab of oil. I use my cast iron several times a week and I’ve never had a problem with this method.

[Anonymous]

Man, this is exactly why I don’t eat at my work potluck. People are nasty. 🤮 Of course I clean my pots/pans after I’ve cooked in them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wash every time except the special cast iron one which you should not add soap

That is not true. That advice was from when soap had lye in it.

You aren't suppose to wet wash cast iron,it will rust. So you couldn't use soap

PP is correct. If there are any stuck on bits that don’t come off easily I use course salt and a scrubber to clean. Then I use a dab of dish soap and a sponge to clean the entire pan. Then sit on stove burner under low heat until the entire pan is dry and then use a paper towel to wipe down inside of the pan with a dab of oil. I use my cast iron several times a week and I’ve never had a problem with this method.

I consider dish soap and a sponge wet washing. As long as you dry it we'll it will not rust. Why would it??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wash every time except the special cast iron one which you should not add soap

That is not true. That advice was from when soap had lye in it.

You aren't suppose to wet wash cast iron,it will rust. So you couldn't use soap

PP is correct. If there are any stuck on bits that don’t come off easily I use course salt and a scrubber to clean. Then I use a dab of dish soap and a sponge to clean the entire pan. Then sit on stove burner under low heat until the entire pan is dry and then use a paper towel to wipe down inside of the pan with a dab of oil. I use my cast iron several times a week and I’ve never had a problem with this method.

I consider dish soap and a sponge wet washing. As long as you dry it we'll it will not rust. Why would it??

I'm the person you quoted. It is wet washing. I was telling the person I quoted that the poster prior to them is correct and that you can use soap and you can wet the pan.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wash every time except the special cast iron one which you should not add soap

That is not true. That advice was from when soap had lye in it.

Wait - what? Is this true? I never use soap on my cast iron. This is kind of blowing my mind.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wash every time except the special cast iron one which you should not add soap

That is not true. That advice was from when soap had lye in it.

Wait - what? Is this true? I never use soap on my cast iron. This is kind of blowing my mind.[/quote
I don't use soap, because with cast iron you want that patina of oil. I scrape out as much as possible, then boil water in the pan on the stove to loosen the rest and then scrub (but no soap). But I wash all pans after using; I don't put a dirty pan back in the cupboard.

[Anonymous]

How can you NOT wash your pans after use, OP? They’re…dirty.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Man, this is exactly why I don’t eat at my work potluck. People are nasty. 🤮 Of course I clean my pots/pans after I’ve cooked in them.

Well, luckily everyone is astonished at OP’s strange question

[Anonymous]

I admit, we have pretty low kitchen cleanliness standards, but yes, we do wash pots and pans between uses (unless it's within the same meal prep, like the sauteeing veggies and reusing the pan after for the chicken poster above).

Now, do we wash them immediately after? Not necessarily. They may well sit on the stove dirty for three days til we get to them, or need them again, but yes they do get washed before re-using.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well that is gross. I will re-use a pan immediately for the same meal when it makes sense - like sautéing mushrooms and onions and then taking them out, adding more oil and putting in the chicken. Or cooking eggs after making bacon and wiping off most of the excess grease. But like cooking and then putting the pan back in the cabinet? Never.

+10000

Just the thought of not washing pans and saving them for the next day makes me feel queasy.