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Soap on cast iron... am I the only one who had it wrong?
I grew up watching my dad scrub his cast iron skillet with nothing but hot water and a stiff brush. He'd lecture me that soap would ruin the seasoning forever. Then last year I was at a friend's cookout and he just casually squirted some Dawn on his pan after making bacon, like it was nothing. I almost had a heart attack right there in his kitchen. He told me modern dish soaps don't have lye anymore and won't strip the seasoning unless you really go at it. I tried it on my own pan when I got home and honestly my skillet is cleaner now and the seasoning still looks fine after a month of doing it. So what's the deal... are there folks out there still scrubbing with salt and water, or have most of you switched to soap too?
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ruby_sanchez451mo ago
Wait you can use Dawn now? I feel SO betrayed by my grandmother's wisdom.
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