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5 points
Step 4 literally says to scrub until all of the brown bits are gone. Look at the picture in step 5, does that look like anything is burnt onto it? I see nothing in that says anything about taste.
Also, wikiHow is a garbage source as anyone can submit anything they want. They don’t have to have any clue what they’re talking about.
Here is cooks illustrated, a well respected cooking magazine that tests everything, talking cleaning.
And yes, they say soap is fine. If mild dish detergent is removing your seasoning, it wasn’t seasoned properly.
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Yeah but
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Most dish soap isn’t mild, and its unnecessary.
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Its about the black burned in that needs to stay.
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Im using my cast-iron over actual fire (not gas) so that might explain the difference.
3 points
- Incorrect. It almost all is. The idea that it’s bad for the seasoning comes from back when people were using lye to clean dishes.
- It’s not “burned” its “polymerized.” It’s the oil, not the food, as the oil doesn’t create the black bits. It basically turns to plastic, which is why you get a smooth shiny surface.
- I cook over a fire occasionally and I doubt it.