Cast-iron care and cleaning 🍳

[@naranjadinamica]

Love the jingle, mate!!! 😂😂😂

[@cv990a4]

Gotta have basic Mitch do a tip one time. Something super basic.

[@kevinkoo8540]

​@@cv990a4🎶 kitchen tips with Mitch 🎶 after you finish eating put the plate in the sink (Mitch just walks off) 🎶 kitchen tips with Mitch 🎶

[@Noony79]

You are very brave taking on this topic. The cast iron experts will be out in force in the comment section

[@BestSomebodyNA]

I will personally introduce any of them to my well-used cast iron pan, straight to the face!

[@McNasty43]

Real experts know that dish soap is perfectly fine for cast iron and carbon steel

[@greybeard27]

Indeed, the "no soap" thing died a long time ago, no expert would say that now.

[@lol-rv6uc]

@@McNasty43 no strong soap tho. He used ecostore which is fine. I usually just scrub my carbon steel&cast iron with hot water and use dawn dish soap for others

[@shadeinthedesert]

😂 I came to the comments to see how many "experts" would weigh in on "no water". Know why my great grandmother didn't use water on her cast iron? Cuz she lived on a farm and water was used only when necessary. Times change. 🤷‍♀️

[@CraftHarlot]

Love the cast iron care! Just dont ever leave the pans "to soak"!! You'll forget and come back the next morning to sadness!!

[@michelleLCdiva98]

Gotta luv Andy. He has so much fun with himself.😅😂🤣😅😂🤣

[@VHChess]

That just sounds wrong.

[@lukeparker5191]

Like iron man. He knows how to satisfy himself

[@dragonknight4982]

@@VHChess Yeah, he has his babe, he doesn't need to do it alone.

[@michellecoshow2927]

Kitchen tips with Andy 🎶🎵 you're adorable! Babe is so blessed 😃

[@melwingun]

"Kitchen tips with aaandy!!!🎤🎶🎶🎶" this is going to play in my head for some time 😂

[@richarddupuis8024]

Love my cast-iron! Currently using a set that are about 75 years old that were my great grandmothers.

[@Philip__325]

That’s pretty incredible 75 years!

[@ronarnold1507]

The chainmail scouring thingy is a gamechanger. I've had one for a couple of years, and I'll always have one, from now on.

[@juliegauchay4219]

Love how you use the handle of the skillet as your microphone 😂 Best jingle in the history of jingles, EVER. Keep the kitchen tips coming; they're fantastic! 💜

[@ButWhyNow]

Please do a tip for seasoning and/or re-seasoning your cast iron pan

[@timdricklamar]

Thin layer of neutral high smoke point oil applied with a paper towel. Vegetable oil or crisco are both solid and cheap options. Once oil is applied pop that bad boy in an oven at high heat for an hour and then let it cool. Repeat 3-5 times or for as many layers of seasoning as you'd like.

[@RiverkeeperEmberStar]

He's already done it just check out the channel page. On the KZbin search bar type: Andy cooks cast iron seasoning

[@MayDay14000]

AGAIN!!! HE SANG IT!!! HE SANG THE THING!!! AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!😂🎤🎶🍳

[@morgangrubb2491]

I have to say, I adore your style, man! Most chefs I watch, I end up getting overstimulated with graphics and noise. You are a wonderful departure from the hype. Instead you're just...informative! 😆 Thanks for all your hard work!

[@amyrotella1219]

I have a cast iron pan that I rarely use because it is heavy and it is hard cleaning it. I needed this info, thank you. 🥰

[@McNasty43]

Try carbon steel! About 1/2 the weight of cast iron, heats up faster, and holds heat even better.

[@BrigCommander]

So glad you mentioned the dish soap. I've cleaned my cast irons with a little bit of dish soap for years and never had any issues. The key is making sure they're seasoned correctly at the start and then maintaining them

[@timdricklamar]

My mother and grandma cooked almost exclusively in cast iron and this videp is spot on. Soap is totally fine and recommended on Lodge's official website. Dawn dish soap is not going to strip your seasoning, this is a myth from days when lye was commonly found in household dish soaps. The best way to season is with a neutral high smoke point oil such as vegetable. Crisco is also great. Apply a thin layer to the cast iron both inside and out with a paper towel and then heat in an oven at very high temp for an hour. Let it cool in the oven and repeat the process for as many times as you feel is necessary. The more layers of seasoning the better.

[@BrigCommander]

Perfect comment 10/10

[@TwinMama-jv3zb]

I use the wooden whisk that I clean my wok with. Works like a charm every time! If something burns on and the whisk is struggling, I boil some water in the pan and then whisk again, or I use the matal scrubber, but that has only ever happened once or twice, and I use my cast iron pans every day.

[@sauce770]

I replayed the video thrice before listening to the actual kitchen tip- that jingle is too good 👌

[@Unsold_WashingMachine]

I swear Andy your intro is too dam catchy I say it all day lmao kitchen tips with Andy oooh

[@grand_howler]

I’m glad you mentioned it needs to be seasoned well if you’re gonna use dish soap. Everyone i’ve ever seen speak on the topic, forbids the use of soap.

[@johnmeans7077]

which only mattered when you use soap that is Lye based, stuff is supar alkaline and eats thru the seasoning. the soaps without dont even phase the cast iron

[@Draaza]

Everyone you've ever spoken to about it is a bit of a fool. If the seasoning is good, it's one of the toughest things, you can use your toughest scourer and scrub hard, good seasoning won't come off, it's molecularly bonded to the metal But absolutely dry it properly. Put it on the stove for a bit if you please. Even a small hole in your seasoning will invite rust, and THAT will push your seasoning off from the inside out. The hole should seal next use or two

[@marianaqp695]

I never skip the soap. I'm not a germophobe but I have to wash it even when the seasoning is still light or new, then I'll dry on low on the stove then using some oil all over.

[@greekfire995]

Most soaps nowadays aren't lye-based like they all user to be, which will destroy the coating. Dawn is perfectly fine to use a bit of. The future is now, don't be afraid like they are.

[@Draaza]

@@greekfire995 Yeah lye is one of few things caustic enough to remove that. Heck, my housemate tried to clean a baking tray that had a lot of baked on oils one time, proceeded to forget about it and came back to all the protective layers gone and the tray being nearly irrecoverably rusted

[@brenda2038]

So HELPFUL! THANK YOU, Andy!

[@marcbailie8619]

Love those kiwi Ironclad pans mate!

[@JayyBee5557]

I’m loving this 😊😊😊 That sing song is the bees knees 😂😂😂

[@salvatory2012]

Lol you doing jingles now Andy ❤

[@vishalthakrar362]

Kitchen tips with Andyyyy 😂😂😂😂 got to love this guy

[@rizarue]

Bro is having too much fun with the jingle. 😂

[@Cloud.above333]

Lol I spontaneous started singing "Kitchen Tips with Andy" earlier today

[@dee_dee_place]

Andy- I want to totally strip my cast iron skillet & reseason it. How do I do that? Thanks.

[@NickiSchmicki]

Could you do another kitchen tips with Andy on your preferred method of seasoning a cast iron pan? Your cookbook is a staple in my household and your biryani recipe is currently in my fridge lol. Thanks to you and Babe (and the rest of your team) for making and sharing great food with us! Edit: I meant re-seasoning or restoring a pan with a messed up seasoning.

[@fussyrenovator7551]

Season a cast iron pan? Did you not watch this? Learn to extrapolate. You might need to look that word up. Google is your friend.

[@NickiSchmicki]

@@fussyrenovator7551 re-seasoning** as in from scratch or restoring a messed up pan. No need to be rude about a typo/miscommunication when you could simply ask a question to clarify. Maybe you should stop being such a pedantic prick. You might need to look that word up. Google is your friend.

[@heartshapedisle]

@NickiSchmicki Andy did a seasoning from new and from rusty about a year ago. 'Quick guide to seasoning cast iron'

[@gayscott2253]

Yes, we love Andy

[@leiloca96]

loved this! if you could do a stainless steel edition next that'd be super

[@andrewspielman1921]

Was always taught to scrape it clean, rinse it out, then put a little bit of water in it so that you barely cover the bottom surface, put it back on the burner and let the water boil away. Immediately take it off of the burner, let it cool, and oil, making sure every surface has a little oil. Sounds like mostly the same strategy, but boil it dry.

[@rapinbatches]

NEVER boil water in cast iron. Your seasoning goes bye bye. You wash it gently with water, soap if you want too just not my thing. Then dry it off with a towel, then onto the stove to heat up to dry it even further, THEN put a small amount of oil and let the pan cool. Also every so often, when your done cleaning and you have oiled it. Blast it in the oven at 450° F for 30mins. Locks in the seasoning.

[@andrewspielman1921]

@@rapinbatches NEVER use soap, your seasoning goes bye bye

[@davidferrer678]

@@andrewspielman1921wrong. Plenty of cast iron makers even have guides that tell you that a small amount of soap is safe. Maybe you just don’t have your pans seasoned well enough.

[@fussyrenovator7551]

@@davidferrer678I use detergent on mine every time I use it.

[@adamn6729]

I bought cast iron once and I ended up throwing it away because it rusted. Didn’t trust myself enough to restore it and never bought another. This helped motivate me to try again. Thanks for the tip. 👍🏽

[@hobojump7651]

another option is using carbon steel pan

[@rapinbatches]

If your the kind of person to just throw away a cast iron pan because it had some rust. Maybe cast iron isn't for you. It requires care and actual work to keep them right. Just get some regular non stick pans bruh.

[@RYN988]

The jingle is everything

[@fussyrenovator7551]

Love it! I’m 67 (f) and this is my life. All the crap that people say about cast iron pans and how to look after them is hilarious.I never use non stick. I have cast iron and Le Crueset and blue metal. ❤🇦🇺my chain mail scourer is the bomb. Even use it lightly on my wok. Been using them for 60 years.

[@VoodooViking]

I just always put salt in it and scrub it while really warm with one of those really heavy duty shop rags, that ain’t soft. Best method I found.

[@pauldudley1273]

cant wait for more of these. Not just to hear the jingle

[@agingerbeard]

Always learning from you thanks man

[@SallyGreenaway]

I seriously need to carve out some time to make your jingle song a reality. I can hear exactly the cool vocal harmonies and bass!

[@Freestyle80]

good timing i’m about to start using a cast iron soon

[@shoshi04]

my favorite chef

[@toranas1500]

I love this. So many people say never use soap on cast iron. It's honestly it's not realistic sometimes. As long as you're regularly reasoning after use, a little soap and water isn't going to make a difference.

[@timdricklamar]

soap is totally fine on cast iron. the "never use soap" advice is from when lye was commonplace in soaps. lodge recommends soap on their official guide on how to care for cast iron.

[@Vascolide]

Nice!! Can you give tips on how to take care a wok?

[@kpepperl319]

Thank you! Finally someone with some damn sense when it comes to cast iron. I am constantly watching people saying it is fine not to clean food off a pan because you might destroy it. Yuck. I would much rather season the cast iron after washing it properly than leaving oils and food on it.

[@jfredknobloch]

I also use kosher salt to help with the cleaning. Then he heated up a bit and add a little bit of oil and wipe it around real good and you’re good to go.

[@MichaelOKC]

My couple of little additional tidbits that I picked up from my grandma, not 100% certain it's totally needed, but when you are drying it, place it on a low stove burner to not only ensure it is totally dry, but adding the oil to the warm pan helps reinforce the seasoning. I also occasionally use bacon grease for the seasoning, especially if I know that I am making either eggs or cornbread in it next.

[@rapinbatches]

Your spot on. Grandma knows wzup.

[@islandgirl75]

THE JINGLE IS BACK!!!!

[@USAUSAM82]

Haven't shown any love to my cast iron pan in a while. Maybe a good steak is in order! Still waiting on some chitterlings! 😊🙏

[@nickatanige4179]

Keep it coming...more kitchen tips with Andy

[@nkzy9438]

I was searching on this topic just yesterday!

[@74_pelicans]

He sang that thang

[@J-Charleine]

Perfect!

[@maxinthedam]

Jingle needs to become a tune m8

[@vzmkitty]

Yes yes yes! We scrub with a chain mail scrubbie or our no scratch scrubby sponge or our metal spatula or our Lodge plastic pan scrapers, then we wash ours with soap and dry it. We don’t oil it because we cook with oil and that does the job well enough. Love my cast irons, they’ve lasted many years with this care.

[@PlaymeoffSia]

you take good care of your cast ironware, they're glistening!

[@redfishbluefish4973]

Those chain mail things are a game changer.

[@andrina118]

They're called Spontex scourers in the UK. they're great

[@casey2732]

Andy the jingle 😂

[@juanfuertesf]

I do pretty much the same thing with my carbon steel pans.

[@Soul-fp8si]

I've finally developed a good seasoning on my cast iron and now it's one of my most used pans. I think the hardest time to keep on top of the cast iron is when you're getting the initial seasoning on. If you mess up and stuff sticks then you need to really scrub and get it off. When it's good, most things just wipe off and a quick wash makes it ready to use

[@timdricklamar]

for sure, initial seasoning is definitely the hardest. once you have a solid seasoning it becomes your favorite pan haha

[@peytonspencer11]

Good stuff. Too many myths about cast iron. I only learned the true way not too long ago. Cheers!

[@benjiemaquera2196]

Thanks!

[@jesseluna9440]

Thanks for the advice... I am guilty with a rusty skillet

[@asepsisaficionado7376]

I often do an oven dry after washing and toweling, just to be sure.

[@Steezy.E]

What oil do you use Ando !?

[@vytc123]

I’m sure it’s your Dutch roots that make you this cool 😂

[@hn5900]

Hi! What type of oil should we use? Love this series! Thank you.

[@guynemer53]

Any oil really but olive oil is most common.

[@VGJunky]

@@guynemer53 For cast iron? I thought the prevailing sentiment was to use a neutral oil like vegetable or canola oil rather than olive oil.

[@jesserose6548]

​@@VGJunkyhe said any but olive oil. Yes, what you said, are pretty much the best but technically any high heat oil is generally fine to use.

[@VGJunky]

​@@jesserose6548 yeah you could probably read it as "any oil really, 'besides' olive oil" however ending it with the "is most common" to me indicates that he is referring specifically to olive oil with that part of it. despite the lack of a comma, I would think that he is saying "any oil really, but olive oil is most common." since that is how that typical sentence structure would work but who knows

[@jesserose6548]

@@VGJunky fair enough. Sometimes you need that comma lol.

[@vette73]

I always put mine on low heat for a few minutes after a wash so it for sure evaporates the water and doesn’t rust. Then oil

[@psychoplast]

Can you give tips on how to maintain the large cutting board?

[@larrycobb5798]

I also like to put my cast iron items in a warm oven for a few minutes after I wash them to ensure they’re 100% dry before I oil it…!

[@neptalipura2637]

Day 53 for asking turon and halo-halo on the side 🇵🇭

[@Dethikah]

I must admit i almost had a heart attack when you put the dish soap on it LOL, huge gasp and fanning of my face >D

[@davidferrer678]

Soap won’t ruin a cast iron pan unless you didn’t season it properly.

[@seabeechief99]

My cast iron skillet is over 120 years old. Passed down to me from my grandmother. 😊

[@CatherineLambert-fz7pd]

The jingle 😂😂😂😂

[@tacychristensen4846]

Mashed peas and Irish stew. Martabak manis

[@awbromero]

I personally use the chain mail with a tiny bit of boxed white wine while it’s still hot to lift anything up and then wipe down/oil it

[@pomnichowski]

Luv 💖

[@ausnetting]

To build up the seasoning - Wipe it down with oil (flaxseed if you can, otherwise a polymerizing oil like canola - not olive oil) then put it in the oven @ 450°F for half an hour, then let it cool in the oven.

[@dimik-123]

Any tips on how to season it? I have messed up the one I have :(

[@Jarro759]

Looking good Travis Barker 👍

[@nooneiknow8259]

I use table salt and a couple of damp paper towels.

[@IntegraDIY]

He stripped the non stick season off and started over. Just boil or soak the skillet to get anything stuck off, dry and oil

[@jamiebollo8221]

Hey Andy, where do you buy your drying rack and prep trays? I cant find anywhere!!!!

[@EEEEEEE003]

Who could ever dislike a jingle like that??

[@jeffmays3159]

Love my cast iron.

[@Odhinn638]

Andy is the best I think

[@Oochay_E]

I have (or rather, a friend) lost some seasoning on mine and getting it built back is stressing me out!!! 😭😭

[@maazsarkar8673]

Aussies are so funny chainmail scourers😂. We call them steel wool

[@TrippyTimesTwo]

They're different things.

[@jesserose6548]

No. Those are two different things. It's not a "different part of the world thing". They are literally two different things and steel wool, metal scouring pads, and the likes shouldn't be used on cast iron where as chainmail is fine.

[@boots6384]

​@@jesserose6548you can use anything as long as you're careful.

[@jesserose6548]

@@boots6384 you absolutely shouldn't use steel wool on a cast iron. It takes the seasoning off and scratches the pan causing rust. Because of it's shape chainmail doesn't do that. This has been proven.

[@FrostylX00]

Hi Andy!

[@brandona7206]

The Southern American Grandma DOES NOT approve of that soap boi

[@lordmoose213]

the southern American grandma still thinks lye soap is commonly used

[@Ron_Dello]

Nice new microphone 😊

[@ozarklisa1199]

My mom would be horrified. She uses salt and scrubs, only uses soap for the worst dirty jobs. I use your method.

[@3MasterG]

When it ends up dirtier, I speak it with running water while still hot, scrape it with a natural fiber brush, and then reheat it to dry, and season again with a drizzle of oil while still hot.

[@ratthawks]

How do you clean your oven and do you clean it everytime you use it? I am not trolling

[@JoseGomez-vr6mj]

Ovens tend to be clean by nature. Everything gets charred and turns to carbon. If for some reason you have a lot of carbonized bits and ash, just wipe away.

[@jettsonns]

I just wanna know how you grab that piping hot cast iron bare handed 😭

[@Someguyonthisplanetearth]

Lmao he had to say it one last time

[@o90201]

Why do you rub oil on afterwards?

[@hscott6003]

It helps protect from rust, cast iron oxidises quickly so rubbing oil on seals it 👍

[@summerwindfire]

Helps protect the cast iron from rust after being washed.

[@McNasty43]

​@@hscott6003It also helps build up the next layer of seasoning the next time you heat it up.

[@SP-cn5lq]

I have never managed to keep my cast iron seasoned lol, i simply dont get how the oil stays on after cooking

[@myathehappy_1]

I have a question, I just got one today I want to keep on the stove top but I dont want cat hair in it, can I keep a lid on it or is that bad?

[@jonathanryan9236]

Do you have to heat it up after washing so the oil can seep back in?

[@RiverkeeperEmberStar]

Baking soda and vinegar are the better ingredients for cleaning out a cast iron skillet with stuck on food even rust. You still have to re-season it but if you use soap it'll help it rust and if you're in the US the soap that is available and what most people use has ingredients that stick to dishes after you rinse them clean. So if you don't re-season it then you have soap residue in your seasoned pan. Lot of those people who can't afford to replace these pans aren't so careless. There is a big group of people in the US that have these pans only because they were passed down from generation to generation.