On Dec 1, 11:58*am, Mark A.Meggs > wrote:
> On Tue, 30 Nov 2010 12:28:49 -0600, Omelet >
> wrote:
> >I do the evil thing tho' and actually wash my cast iron between uses
> >with soap and water. That minimizes the buildup and it does NOT damage
> >my seasoning!
>
> Dad's able to do the same thing. *At the end of washing the dishes -
> with not very soapy water - he'd wipe the cast iron skillet with the
> dishcloth. *It never affected the seasoning. *I can't manage it myself
> - probably use too much detergent.

If you can wash the coating off, then it's not the real thing - just a
greasy coat that you can easily replace.

The real thing is a fused-on layer of who-knows-what alloptropes of
carbon, and it's pretty hard to remove as previous posts have
mentioned.

LW