I love using my Iron Skillets
You are not supposed to wash your iron skillets with soap, though, just hot water and towel or stove-heat dry. So for those times where you want to make something messy (like my extra cheesy scrambled eggs), and forget to wash the pan until the next day, you need a little more than water and a scrub. You know what you use?
Salt.
Yes, salt. Simple table salt seems to work best, although I’ve used my kosher and rock salt, too.
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The offending skillet.
Salt. Look ma – no chemicals!!!
I generally use about a tablespoon or less.
Less than a minute of elbow grease…
A little rinse with some hot water.
Good as new!!
Salt is great isn’t it?
I’ve been doing the same thing! I don’t have a scrubbie brush, I just wipe it aroudn with a paper towel. works great.
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Hey Andrea!! Great tip about the paper towel. Overlooking the obvious on that one, lol but I’ma pop that into my brain’s back pocket. 🙂
I zee this N old post, i hope u still answer.
How do u get rid of the black crust that accumulates??
I zee this N old post, i hope u still answer.
How do u get rid of the black crust that accumulates??
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Norma, same way. Try using the salt and see what happens. Sometimes I boil some water in the pan first, then scrub it out with paper towel (I like that better) or a scouring pad. I wonder if the black crust you’re talking about is patina… they are supposed to get that.