How to Season and Clean Cast Iron

lol cute! dis video made me laugh and smile very informative also..thanx! : ]

HOT water and a a cloth should clean a well seasoned pan all the time. Anything stuck on a teflon scrubber and rub away, then reheat and season lightly. You should also reseason your pans atleast once a year. If you use your iron in an open fire season the outside as well, easier to clean the charring off that way. If you soap your pan you MUST re-season the pan everytime. When cooking bacon save teh greese, it seasons the pan the best and adds GREAT flavour to everything.

I agree, this was a very nice video. Nice house, the guy has a sense of humor, the film was edited in an entertaining way. thanks!!!

Loved the outtakes of the puppy.

I just inherited some abysmal cast iron from the previous homeowner, this is going to really help me in rescuing the poor things. There's a lot of damage (pitting) on the bottom of the griddle and one of the small skillets. I hope I can salvage them. Thanks!

I can help with cast iron if it is "beyond help" : )

I just got my first cast iron skillet yesterday. Thanks for the awesome video that answered all my questions. Very well done!! I see you have a waffle recipe...i will go one to watch that now! :)

Momma never, I mean never used soap to clean her cast iron and very seldom ran her cast iron under water even. She normally just let the pan cool down a little, then wiped it down good with a dry rag. If there was some hard to clean food in her pan, she would add a little water while the pan was hot or even heat the water to remove any sticky food. But never, I mean never used soap. Funny video though!

i've watched a few vids on youtube and noticed that yours has about a 10th of the hits as the last one i saw... but yours is about 10 times better. nicely done, i learned a lot! :)

i would never suggest using a copper scrubbing pad for scrubbing any type of cast iron because it would cut into the seasoning, a nylon scrubbie would be better and just as good as a job. and as far as seasoning , you should put it in the oven bare with no oil on it and heat to 450 and then when its cool enough to handle apply a thin coat of crisco and put back in the oven at 400 for 30 minutes, use a timer then turn oven off and let cool on its on. this works really good for me.