I used soap on her cast iron skillet and she FREAKED OUT

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You can use soap on cast iron. You hand wash it with mild soap, dry it well, and immediately re-season it over heat.

No one wants food made in a nasty cast iron skillet with rancid leftover oil on it.

Uh, yes they do.

Oh, sorry.

PP wants their food made in a nasty cast iron skillet with rancid leftover oil in it.

The rest of us understand that cast iron can be carefully washed with soap.

There is no need to wash with soap. It’s kind of like a vagina in that way.

Wash your cast iron, and wash your genitals.

[Anonymous]

My husband is the guy who hunts up specific models of cast iron pots and pans from antique stores and flea markets. He's also freakishly knowledgeable about how to care for them (he's a totally normal guy in all other ways, I swear!) He's not afraid of soap but his preference is that I wipe it out while it's still warm, boil water with some baking soda in the pan for a few minutes, rinse it, and then wipe it dry. But if that doesn't work, its time for soap and a good scrub with soft sponge. He just reseasons it afterwards.

The thing that makes him insane is letting cast iron sit wet, especially soaking it for any length of time. My kids do a heck of a "rust is cast iron cancer!" routine that captures him perfectly.

[Anonymous]

There is nothing here that can't be fixed by making a pan of bacon.

Pour off the fat (straining into a coffee can for future use), then clean the still-warm or re-warmed pan with hot water and (gently) a plastic brush. Wipe dry with paper towels or that cotton rag towel you use for your cast iron. Presto -- new shiny black finish.

The bacon does wonders for your mood, as well as for the pan.
Peace through pork.

[Anonymous]

Well, she has to start-all-over with a caste iron skillet Buy a new one. Prep it, which is time consuming. She liked the one she had. It's probably the most used, most important kitchen item she owns. It's a big deal ... mostly that YOU don't think it's a big deal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

There is no need to wash with soap. It’s kind of like a vagina in that way.

Wash your cast iron, and wash your genitals.

LOL

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well, she has to start-all-over with a caste iron skillet Buy a new one. Prep it, which is time consuming. She liked the one she had. It's probably the most used, most important kitchen item she owns. It's a big deal ... mostly that YOU don't think it's a big deal.

It's literally not a big deal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well, she has to start-all-over with a caste iron skillet Buy a new one. Prep it, which is time consuming. She liked the one she had. It's probably the most used, most important kitchen item she owns. It's a big deal ... mostly that YOU don't think it's a big deal.

If the bacon fix isn't good enough (for her mood or the pan), take the pan with you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My husband is the guy who hunts up specific models of cast iron pots and pans from antique stores and flea markets. He's also freakishly knowledgeable about how to care for them (he's a totally normal guy in all other ways, I swear!) He's not afraid of soap but his preference is that I wipe it out while it's still warm, boil water with some baking soda in the pan for a few minutes, rinse it, and then wipe it dry. But if that doesn't work, its time for soap and a good scrub with soft sponge. He just reseasons it afterwards.

The thing that makes him insane is letting cast iron sit wet, especially soaking it for any length of time. My kids do a heck of a "rust is cast iron cancer!" routine that captures him perfectly.

We never submerged my mom’s big cast iron pan in soapy water but washed it gently with soap. We immediately sat it on a hot burner to dry.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well, she has to start-all-over with a caste iron skillet Buy a new one. Prep it, which is time consuming. She liked the one she had. It's probably the most used, most important kitchen item she owns. It's a big deal ... mostly that YOU don't think it's a big deal.

Oh big woo.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well, she has to start-all-over with a caste iron skillet Buy a new one. Prep it, which is time consuming. She liked the one she had. It's probably the most used, most important kitchen item she owns. It's a big deal ... mostly that YOU don't think it's a big deal.

No, she doesn’t. Stop pretending you know anything about cast iron.