TIL I was washing my cast iron skillet all wrong for 8 years

I was scrubbing my Lodge pan with soap and steel wool every time I used it. My roommate, who works at a diner in Chicago, saw me doing it last week and just shook his head. He told me I was stripping all the seasoning off and that's why my eggs always stuck. Has anyone else been doing basic kitchen stuff backwards forever?

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nina_jenkins10d ago

My mom always told me to never use soap on cast iron so I thought I was being a rebel by scrubbing the hell out of mine. Tried the no soap thing last week and my fried eggs slid right off for the first time ever lol.

margaret_taylor429d ago

lol that's funny because my grandma used to say the same thing... I went the other way though, I was scared to use soap and then one day I accidentally dropped my pan in the sink with dish soap and it got all sudsy. Figured I ruined it but after a quick re-season it actually worked better than before. Go figure.