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Rusty surprise at a family reunion ruined my skillet day
I brought my 12-inch Lodge to a cookout at my sister's place in Ohio last weekend and someone accidentally left it soaking in the sink with soapy water for 20 minutes. By the time I found it, there was a nasty orange rust patch right in the center that took me an hour with steel wool to scrub off. Has anyone else had to deal with a relative messing up their cast iron like that, and how do you get them to just not touch it?
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ivan8226d agoMost Upvoted
Honestly, 20 minutes of soapy water probably wasn't what did it. Most modern Lodge pans have a factory seasoning that can handle a quick soap bath without rusting that fast. Are you sure it wasn't already sitting wet for a lot longer, or maybe someone scrubbed it with a rough pad before you found it?
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elizabeth_williams26d ago
Oh man, that stings. I've learned the hard way to guard my cast iron like a dragon hoards gold because apparently my family thinks seasoning is something you add to soup.
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