Donnie’s Guides To Life: Cast Iron Pan Cleaning

Cast iron pans can last a considerable amount of time and are believed to help iron uptake from foods cooked in them
In this video Donnie shows how to quickly clean a cast iron pan at the end of
your meal
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[@brianburnside5949]

I've been cooking with cast iron for 15 years and use mild dish soap all the time. my cast iron is in excellent shape. Dish soap.... rinse thoroughly, heat on stove and apply oil. The dish soap will help remove unwanted odors. I don't want my steak tasking like salmon from the night before.

[@donniesgarage]

Ive never had any carry through flavours cleaning like that. Mild soap makes sense, most cleaning techniques say to avoid them entirely as it stops polymerisation but at the end of the day, do what works its good to see comments from people on the different techniques :-)

[@LiaMari]

From a desire to make you’re life easier… Q: Why does food “cake” to the bottom of your pan? A: Because you use water in your cleaning process. Helpful hint, Skip the water, Pour in a little oil, Scrape while heating, Wipe with towel, Done. The reason food sticks to your pans at all is that when you clean with water, you lose some of your seasoning. By cleaning with oil instead, my scrambled eggs can’t even stick. Also, the temperature of the pan when you add the food is important. Make sure your pan is up to temp.

[@donniesgarage]

Thanks - what oil do you normally use?