I clean cast iron how I want, purists be damned. If it needs seasoning again, then it’s done. That’s all there is to it. It’s cast iron ffs; you’re not gonna hurt it, it’s gonna outlive you.
This. My dishwasher doesn’t seem to “strip” the pans. I rarely have to do more than heat a little oil and wipe it around the pans if they go through the dishwasher.
A few years ago I had the bright idea to just use dishwasher powder for regular washing up. The cast iron pan kept needing to be reseasoned until I stopped doing that. I think that stuff might still have lye, or at least something harsh enough to mess up cast iron.
Naw it’s like 5 min. Just scrub off the rusty bits with a steel sponge and then do one quick new layer of seasoning. The dishwasher won’t strip all the seasoning or anything
I clean cast iron how I want, purists be damned. If it needs seasoning again, then it’s done. That’s all there is to it. It’s cast iron ffs; you’re not gonna hurt it, it’s gonna outlive you.
Yeah, let it soak! That’s great for the seasoning as well.
Removing bits of rust and re-seasoning after every dishwasher cycle is a bit more works than just cleaning by hand tho
Does the dishwasher even ruin seasoning anymore? Since soap stopped using lye I heard it’d pretty gentle on seasoning these days
This. My dishwasher doesn’t seem to “strip” the pans. I rarely have to do more than heat a little oil and wipe it around the pans if they go through the dishwasher.
A few years ago I had the bright idea to just use dishwasher powder for regular washing up. The cast iron pan kept needing to be reseasoned until I stopped doing that. I think that stuff might still have lye, or at least something harsh enough to mess up cast iron.
“a bit more”?^^
Yeah. Hours more, unless you don’t mind the rust taste.
Naw it’s like 5 min. Just scrub off the rusty bits with a steel sponge and then do one quick new layer of seasoning. The dishwasher won’t strip all the seasoning or anything
How fast is your stove/oven? Mine takes at least 10-12 minutes to even get hot enough in the first place.
induction, so like 30 seconds (altgough for the pans saje I go a bit slower)
Yeah, but still you need to heat the oil long enough to polymerize or it’s just going to be an oily mess in the cupboard.