Thank you!!

I have never understood the "don't wash cast iron with water" theory. I
grew up in a family from the hills of eastern Kentucky, and the ONLY
kind of skillets used were cast iron. To suggest to my grandmother that
she was supposed to cook in a skillet that wasn't clean (just wiped out)
would have caused her to take out after you with a wooden spoon. (Ever
tried just wiping sausage gravy out of a cast iron skillet?) The
skillets were washed just like the rest of the pots and pans, dried
immediately, then slid into the oven until the next time, where the
pilot light kept them nice and dry.

RobinM
Alexandria, VA

Bob (this one) wrote:
> wrote:
>
>> NEVER, NEVER, NEVER wipe, rinse or clean it with water....after it
>> cools down from cooking, just wipe it out with a few paper towels til
>> the towel looks clean...
>
>
> Nonsense. A rinse in water with a little detergent will clean the loose
> stuff off. Rinse and dry. No soaking and certainly no dishwasher.
>
> That towel business will get loose surface stuff, but not cooked-on
> bits. If you want to do it dry, throw a handful of salt in the pan and
> scour with the towels. Dump the salt and rinse the residue out. Dry and
> store.
>
> Pastorio
>