Cast Iron Skellet Cleanup Question

Wow! A cast iron waffle iron. That really separates the men from the boys! Much like Lucy in 'The Long Long Trailer', I hide a few pieces in the TT. Skillet corn bread for our first meal! Bubble wrap is a good thing!

I used to be part of the "go ahead and use soap" crowd but tried just using water and the results were noticeable. I have since quit with soap. I hot water and a nylon brush followed by olive oil. Sometimes I will just wipe them down if I feel they don't need cleaning. Heating the skillet will kill off any cooties.

One thing we did do is make some bags with dividers out of dish towels for the skillets. We put a divider in each one so the skillet goes on one side and lid on the other. This keeps them from attracting dust to the oiled finish and they don't clank as we drive down the road.

Love the Griswolds. They're my favorite pieces in my collection.

Go Dogs wrote:
Wishbone, that is beautiful iron. BTW: I'll bring the coffee, and be right over!!

Thanks!

The vintage stuff has a much nicer cooking surface than the new stuff, and easy to find on Ebay for a good price as long as it's not super-collectable.

I probably bring at least five pieces with me on the road. Griddle, dutch oven, camp oven, and a couple of skillets.

Here's the rest of my collection:

Wishbone, that is beautiful iron. BTW: I'll bring the coffee, and be right over!!

+1 on the salt.. A little oil, heat it up, plenty of salt, then scrub lightly.

I always try to do the minimium to keep it clean, so I don't scrub off the seasoning. Order:

* If it just wipes off, you're done.
* Hot oil and salt. If this does it, you're done.
* Soak for a few minutes, lightly scrub with plastic scrubbie, heat up to dry, and lightly re-oil.

I travel with an assortment of my antiques. One of my hobbies is restoring old (1890's-1960s) iron.

Soak with haot water to loosen then wipe out and coat with oil..or dump some salt in and rub it around. Then you can wipe out and oil it...Veggie oil is fine

Jerrybo66 wrote:
Does fried food stick? Nope
Does it not look shiny black? Nope
Does it show signs of rust if not heat dried? Nope
Does eggs have black on them? Nope
If so, yep, your skillet's not seasoned... But yes, it will still cook but missing the advantages of cast iron.. ;) .. We're 100% cast iron here but would still like to try one of those "as seen on TV" no-stick skillets......

All my cookwear is well seasoned and washing will not remove that. I am going to stick to my routine so leave me out of any further "quotes" please y'all.

Jayco23FB wrote:

Bonefish wrote:
:S Never use soap and nothing sticks to any of my cast iron equipment. Wipe with a paper towel while still warm and re-heat while spreading a new coat of EVOO. Place in canvas cover for travel.

What is EVOO?

Extra Virgin Olive Oil.

Bonefish wrote:
:S Never use soap and nothing sticks to any of my cast iron equipment. Wipe with a paper towel while still warm and re-heat while spreading a new coat of EVOO. Place in canvas cover for travel.

What is EVOO?