What type of utensil do you use to clean the sides of a cast iron skillet?

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August 23, 2022, 09:38 PM

benny6

What type of utensil do you use to clean the sides of a cast iron skillet?

Chainmail user here.

I scrape with the metal spatula and finish with chainmail. Pat dry and wipe some EVOO or avocado oil into the pan. Put it on the stove until it begins to smoke, remove and wipe the excess oil off.

Tony.

August 23, 2022, 09:41 PM

x0225095

Yup. I go with Cowboy Kent. I never use soap. Salt and hot water and wooden tools for us.

Here is stargazers thoughts on cleaning ….

https://stargazercastiron.com/...n-cast-iron-cookware

August 24, 2022, 08:30 AM

myrottiety

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Originally posted by bald1:
Chainmall here too! Been using it for years and years.

Yup - Grab one off amazon. These work great.

August 24, 2022, 08:43 AM

old rugged cross

I like to find one some where else other than Amazon. I don't really want to spend $25 for the Lodge one. Seems like you should be able to find one for about $10 somewhere.

But some of the other suggestions have worked well.

Not using a paper towel was a good one. Thanks Signified

August 24, 2022, 09:49 AM

sse

Simmering water in the pan, then use of the blue Scotch Brite pad under hot water is all I've ever had to use. Then back over the burner for a quick heat-up, wiping with a piece of paper towel or cotton cloth/towel to remove any beads of excess moisture.

Edit: If Mr. Rollins is of the opinion that using paper towel for a few seconds to simply remove beads of water from a hot pan is detrimental, wouldn't be the first time I've disagreed with him.

August 24, 2022, 10:24 AM

old rugged cross

Signified mentioned that the fibers of the paper towel will end up in the pan. Which after hearing that have transitioned away from using and have found it beneficial in my case. some paper towels are more fiberous than others.

August 24, 2022, 01:59 PM

sjtill

I can only tell you what I did for my Mom's cast iron skillet when I was a kid.
About every couple of years she would have me take a cold chisel and wail away on the accumulated rock-hard bacon grease. That was the bacon grease that sat in a mug on the stove for frying. She lived to 98.

August 24, 2022, 04:03 PM

SIGnified

quote:
Originally posted by sse:
Simmering water in the pan, then use of the blue Scotch Brite pad under hot water is all I've ever had to use. Then back over the burner for a quick heat-up, wiping with a piece of paper towel or cotton cloth/towel to remove any beads of excess moisture.

Edit: If Mr. Rollins is of the opinion that using paper towel for a few seconds to simply remove beads of water from a hot pan is detrimental, wouldn't be the first time I've disagreed with him.

Ha ha ha!

A little touchy aren’t we?

It’s just about not getting lint on the pan bro.

ORC understands; not building rockets here. lol

My mileage varies.

And I generally avoid throwing salt on iron and steel unless it’s necessary for the recipe.

"Pacifism is a shifty doctrine under which a man accepts the benefits of the social group without being willing to pay - and claims a halo for his dishonesty." ~Robert A. Heinlein

August 25, 2022, 09:21 AM

sse

quote:
Originally posted by SIGnified:
quote:
Originally posted by sse:
Simmering water in the pan, then use of the blue Scotch Brite pad under hot water is all I've ever had to use. Then back over the burner for a quick heat-up, wiping with a piece of paper towel or cotton cloth/towel to remove any beads of excess moisture.

Edit: If Mr. Rollins is of the opinion that using paper towel for a few seconds to simply remove beads of water from a hot pan is detrimental, wouldn't be the first time I've disagreed with him.

Ha ha ha!

A little touchy aren’t we?

It’s just about not getting lint on the pan bro.

ORC understands; not building rockets here. lol

My mileage varies.

And I generally avoid throwing salt on iron and steel unless it’s necessary for the recipe.

so I disagree some nonsense from YT, and I'm touchy...seems odd

August 25, 2022, 09:39 AM

HRK

Use a Paper towel to wipe out the excess water after it's cleaned to finish drying, don't see any issued with the cast iron and been doing it for quite a while.

I'd like to see some scientific proof that drying a CI pan with a paper towel can damage the pan somehow, other than a guy or two saying it.

August 25, 2022, 09:44 AM

SIGnified

quote:
Originally posted by HRK:
Use a Paper towel to wipe out the excess water after it's cleaned to finish drying, don't see any issued with the cast iron and been doing it for quite a while.

I'd like to see some scientific proof that drying a CI pan with a paper towel can damage the pan somehow, other than a guy or two saying it.

No one is saying that brother.

We’re just trying to keep paper fibers out of a pan (that has enough texture on it that it will grab at the paper towel), and leave paper out of your cooking pan. That is all.

We use a dish towel instead.

Maybe if you cleaned the pan yourself, you would see what we were talking about. I’m sure your wife knows.

Btw: Paper towels are handy and I use them.

"Pacifism is a shifty doctrine under which a man accepts the benefits of the social group without being willing to pay - and claims a halo for his dishonesty." ~Robert A. Heinlein

August 25, 2022, 09:54 AM

American Pit Bull

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Originally posted by 6guns:
quote:
Originally posted by old rugged cross:
This is a pretty old pan now that I look at it. Not sure where I got it. The only thing I can see on it is Erie, PA on the bottom. Any ID based on that

Guessing a Griswold.

Old Grizwold... They were marked "ERIE" prior to the Griswold logo being used.