I gave away a cast iron skillet awhile back and I've been meaning to have a little cast iron cleaning session 101.
I remember when we first became married we had a cast iron skillet and at the time I felt everything needed to be soaped to be clean. I truly struggled for a long time with the thought of not soaping a pan and how could it ever be clean. That pan is long gone and I swore I would never use a cast iron pan again. I mean after I totally destroyed the pan I just couldn't understand why anyone would want to own a cast iron pan. Everything stuck and I never could seem to get it clean!
Fast forward to about a year ago when we decided a cast iron skillet was the way to go for camping. I really didn't want to lug around my all clad to the camp ground and after doing a little research decided cast iron was the way to go but I would have to conquer my obsessive compulsive disorder with the soap. It was baby steps to begin with.
Then one day I gave in and accepted the fact soap would ruin my new pan I was not going there again!
Now I use my cast iron more then my all clad dependent on what I am cooking and it has a home in the oven.
