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Sun Feb-21-10 04:44 PM
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I'd seen my dad use salt on his,but I never did know how to do it right.
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| -What is the best method of cleaning a cast iron pan? |
Swede |
Feb-21-10 04:30 PM |
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My method is similar to this. |
GOPisEvil |
Feb-21-10 04:34 PM |
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Thanks,GOPisEvil. |
Swede |
Feb-21-10 04:44 PM |
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sandblasting. |
Capn Sunshine |
Feb-21-10 04:35 PM |
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Just don't breathe, AT ALL, while you're sandblasting! |
kentauros |
Feb-21-10 07:41 PM |
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A quick wash with soap and water. |
GoCubsGo |
Feb-21-10 04:35 PM |
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i NEVER use soap on cast iron cookware. |
dysfunctional press |
Feb-22-10 11:32 PM |
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Is it rusty? Or do you mean just after cooking? |
alphafemale |
Feb-21-10 04:38 PM |
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Unless you like rancid oil... |
GoCubsGo |
Feb-21-10 04:42 PM |
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I have cast iron pans that have had nothing but hot water |
Kali |
Feb-21-10 07:44 PM |
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For a general cleaning I just use hot soapy water and a sponge, |
Randall Flagg |
Feb-21-10 04:38 PM |
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A lot of people will tell you not to wash in soapy water. |
hippywife |
Feb-21-10 04:46 PM |
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Grandma and Mom always used vegetable oil and salt. |
Lyric |
Feb-21-10 04:46 PM |
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My Late Husband... |
Biker13 |
Feb-21-10 08:04 PM |
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Hot water and a stainless steel scouring pad |
indypaul |
Feb-21-10 07:08 PM |
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Throw it out and get a proper set of civilized cookware. |
LeftyMom |
Feb-21-10 07:16 PM |
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You're joking, right? |
GoneOffShore |
Feb-21-10 08:40 PM |
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No, I really don't want my food in something that sits around greasy at room temperature. |
LeftyMom |
Feb-21-10 08:50 PM |
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I've got a 75 year old cast iron pan |
GoneOffShore |
Feb-21-10 09:39 PM |
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Why can't you scrub a cast iron pan with soap and Brillo? |
Ter |
Feb-21-10 11:47 PM |
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Destroys the seasoning of the pan |
GoneOffShore |
Feb-22-10 10:16 PM |
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I have a question about stainless cookware for you. |
AllenVanAllen |
Feb-22-10 12:54 AM |
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Easy to keep things from sticking, mostly |
GoneOffShore |
Feb-22-10 10:22 PM |
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Thank you very much! |
AllenVanAllen |
Feb-22-10 11:26 PM |
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Let the dog lick it. Thats what I do. |
Throd |
Feb-21-10 07:25 PM |
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Same here -- unless I've been cooking with bacon grease... |
MiddleFingerMom |
Feb-22-10 02:05 PM |
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If you season with oil, don't use Canola. It leaves a hardened |
canoeist52 |
Feb-21-10 07:30 PM |
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any vegetable based oil will leave it sticky |
sammytko |
Feb-21-10 07:46 PM |
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Depends I guess.. if it is reeeealy bad |
Inchworm |
Feb-21-10 07:31 PM |
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i used to wash mine with hot soapy water |
sammytko |
Feb-21-10 07:49 PM |
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a good well seasoned cast iron doesn't need much more than a wipe |
Kali |
Feb-21-10 07:55 PM |
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Every method here is a proper method... |
TreasonousBastard |
Feb-21-10 07:58 PM |
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After use, boil some water to loosen the food residue, |
Duer 157099 |
Feb-21-10 07:59 PM |
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Hot water to loosen the cooked on bits, |
Midlodemocrat |
Feb-21-10 08:01 PM |
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I use a couple that over 70 years old and just as good as can be... |
triguy46 |
Feb-21-10 09:26 PM |
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Ajax |
RagAss |
Feb-21-10 09:28 PM |
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The surface of a perfectly seasoned cast iron pan is like a living thing... |
hunter |
Feb-21-10 10:05 PM |
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Throw those old junky things out and get teflon lined aluminum. nt |
old mark |
Feb-21-10 11:31 PM |
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classy |
handmade34 |
Feb-22-10 12:00 AM |
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You can taste the chemicals-the taste of the future!!!!!nt |
old mark |
Feb-22-10 07:30 AM |
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Just clean it! If it is properly seasoned, even a dishwasher |
JCMach1 |
Feb-22-10 01:02 AM |
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Using it to tend goal in the Olympics |
KamaAina |
Feb-22-10 01:23 PM |
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Tried to come up with a copycat for this thread. |
Iggo |
Feb-22-10 01:58 PM |
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Have Jeeves get you a new one, and dispose of the old one posthaste. |
mikeytherat |
Feb-22-10 02:35 PM |
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Hot water and a wooden wok scrubber. |
trackfan |
Feb-22-10 02:37 PM |
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hot water and a chore boy. finish with a light coating of cooking oil. |
dysfunctional press |
Feb-22-10 11:29 PM |
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So many opinions on this subject, take a look-see in the C&B group. |
Paper Roses |
Feb-23-10 05:37 AM |
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