Cast iron skillet help
Posted 07-14-2024 at 08:12 PM by SDbp
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Originally Posted by SDbp
It is not that unusual for seasoning to flake. Sometimes old seasoning will start to come off. You just need to do a stovetop or oven re-seasoning on those spots. I have everything from Lodge on the low end up to Butterpat on the very high end and most of the new "artisan" brands in between. Although I like my Butterpats and Lancasters and Fields a lot, I'm not that convinced food comes out better in Butterpat vs Lodge. It all depends on what a person likes.
For maintenance, I'd take a look at YouTube. There is a series of shorts by Cast Iron Chris. I do a lot of restoration (as I'm a cast iron collector and accumulator), and I got started looking at the Cast Iron Cookware channel.
I can usually get my cast iron clean after cooking using hot tap water on a warm to very warm to touch (not HOT HOT) skillet. Sometimes need to use a natural bristle scrubber, and occasionally a chain mail scrubber.
There is no problem with using modern soaps on cast iron as they do not contain lye. Lodge also says soap is fine. The old soaps contained lye, and those soaps did strip seasoning off.
For maintenance, I'd take a look at YouTube. There is a series of shorts by Cast Iron Chris. I do a lot of restoration (as I'm a cast iron collector and accumulator), and I got started looking at the Cast Iron Cookware channel.
I can usually get my cast iron clean after cooking using hot tap water on a warm to very warm to touch (not HOT HOT) skillet. Sometimes need to use a natural bristle scrubber, and occasionally a chain mail scrubber.
There is no problem with using modern soaps on cast iron as they do not contain lye. Lodge also says soap is fine. The old soaps contained lye, and those soaps did strip seasoning off.
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