PSA: I was scrubbing my cast iron with dish soap for 2 years

Last weekend at a flea market in Portland, this old guy selling pans saw me eyeing a rusty skillet and asked how I clean mine. I told him soap and a scrub brush, and he just winced. He explained that modern cast iron seasoning is delicate and soap strips it no matter what people say. Now I just use salt and a paper towel for stuck food, and my eggs slide like magic. Anyone else get told something that made them flip their whole routine?

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andrew9161mo ago

Yeah, the "soap strips seasoning" thing got me too. I did the same for a year before someone told me different. Salt scrub is a game changer, man.

kim.emma1mo ago

A whole year with soap on cast iron? Damn, that hurts to even think about.