Easily Clean your Cast Iron Like a Pro!
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- Опубликовано: 4 мар 2023
- There's a big myth that cast iron is hard to clean and take care of. Stick around because we've got some easy methods to clean your cast iron.
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Found a campfire chard up cast iron in a thrift store. Bought it for $9.00. Took it home and cleaned it up. Turned out to be a 1940 Griswold. It's now my favorite skillet. Love the videos. Keep it up.
i just found an old wagner that looked like that. lye bath took it all off and it looks brand new now
I have my grandmother's cast iron set and I am soon to be 80 years old myself. This set has 2 skillets, one is made to turn upside down as a lid for the other one,or use as a separate skillet. I just love it
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I found a great skillet for $3 at a thrift store.. Someone burned it and made a mess. I restored it and now it lives a different life.
Thank you Cowboy
Sometimes those campfire chard cast iron pieces get ruined because they get too hot. Sometimes they get warped and a lot of times they will never take a seasoning. Stay away from a reddish colored piece of cast iron. My husband uses electrolysis. Much safer and does a really good job.
I'm 68 in a month and my mother always cooked with iron. She cleaned it the same as you do Sir. I showed my two daughters and they do it the same way. Can still remember her telling me "if I catch you washing your cast iron with soap or using metal in it I'll get the wood spoon"! And Sir you never wanted to see that wood spoon! LoL thank you Sir for all your hard work and time. 🤠
Ohhhh I wish I had someone around to educate me on my first set of cast irons. I usually go on a week or 2 hunting trip every year. I was at the sporting goods store picking things up. They got a whole set of cast iron cookware on sale at what seemed a good price. It was $35 for a Dutch oven, a skillet, a flat skillet, and a really tiny skillet. I have zero idea what cast iron even is as far as cookware goes. I just knew I could cook on a fire with it. So I get the set and am just absolutely miserable with it the whole entire hunting trip. Everything is sticking in it and I’m burning everything 🤦🏻♂️ 😆. I was sooooo pissed off at that crap! I get home and I think, I ended up selling that cast iron in a yard sale. This was a long time ago before the internet had really gotten going, it was around but it was early on. Anyways bring in the internet and RUclips and Cowboy Kent. I see the videos on cast iron and decide I’m going to give it another shot. I got a skillet first and followed all the steps built a nice seasoning and all was good. I slowly started adding pieces and have a decent set now. It really sucks that I got rid of the first set I bought. It was a really cool Lodge set that had wildlife scenes like embossed on the bottom of the pans. I have pretty much gotten all the pieces that were in it plus a few more pieces. The only one I still don’t have that was in the set was a Dutch oven. Eventually I’ll probably get one but I haven’t went hunting in a few years now, and I’m not sure whether I would use it at home much. I use the other pieces all the time and am a big cast iron fan now that I learned how to start it, how to cook in it, and how to clean it.
Oh, the wooden mixing spoon! It never hurt but it did send a message.
I use metal in mine without any problems.
I've got my biscuit and cornbread Irons and nothing , I mean nothing else is cooked in them, the bread is perfect every time and the Irons are wiped out ,seasoned and put away. Then I have my other Irons and they all have their own story but I will only mention my hamburger or fried chicken Iron because its depressing, they get so bad that you can forget washing them , they require a sharp steel spatula scraping like a wild man with brute force........after boiling the Hell out of it ( I believe Satan is in there ) Then I dry it and season it again , put it away knowing that within a week or so.........Hell will once again be unleashed and the battle will rage on !🤪🙏🤣🤔
Happy birthday!
When my grandmother passed there were a number of us grandchildren that were dividing up her possessions. Everyone was going after the jewelry and such. I came across her cast iron skillet that she used to make fried chicken for us in and someone had put it and left it in the dishwasher and it was just as Rusty as you can imagine but that is the number one thing I demanded that I got. I had to take my drill and a metal bristle brush on the end of it and Polished it down to where is actually shiny and then do the whole re-seasoning process. It worked
I bake w my hubs grandmother all the time. She’s not doing very well memory wise now but before she got so forgetful, she gave me her wooden spoon and it is a treasure in my kitchen.
I’m a foodie anyway but I think food memories w family is the best!
I say you made the right choice.
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Oof..... 😢
Nothing I appreciate more than advice from a cowboy 🙏🏻💪🏻
You should check out the K R documentary on Gallery America .
@@tedcorey3054 I will do that! Thank you!
No belt buckle. NOT a cowboy
Was at my cousins last night and we were discussing cleaning cast iron. Then this morning I get up and there is a new video from Cowboy Kent Rollins on what? Cleaning cast iron. Epic! God bless y’all.
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Not a coincidence. Snowden told us all about this over a decade ago.
Years of cooking with cast iron and it was last year watching your how to clean/season cast iron that improved my cooking and preventing things sticking 100%. You are a legend sir! Thank you.
God no never use water I use aluminum foil and that's it and my cast has been nonstick since my grandfather
@@mkingsley050967 No. Just no...
@@mkingsley050967 then you don't need cast iron then
Cowboy….you are the BEST!🎉 I have followed your way of caring for my cast iron for years! Some folks fuss at me but I will never change my way.😂❤ THANK YOU!
Been cookin on cast iron for 40 plus years, and the one thing I found that cleans really well is a bamboo cleaning whisk from restaurant supply places. They are used for cleaning Woks at Chinese/Asian restaurants. Hot cast iron, hot water and the whisk, it's abrasive enough to remove anything stuck but doesn't hurt the seasoning. Seeing that Dutch oven makes me want to go make some peach cobbler or apple crisp.
good idea, thanks!
I love your videos Cowboy Kent. Me and my 3 year old daughter watch you together every week. She says "I love Cowboy Kent".
Be sure and tell he howdy for me
@@CowboyKentRollins yes sir I sure will. God bless you
Mr Kent, your wisdom and country boy humor is the BEST!! I enjoy all the videos so much. I’m a outdoor cooking cast iron loving Italian Cowgirl from southeast Texas Hugs to you BOTH 😊
Thanks so much
I got started with cast iron several years ago after watching your videos. Just love it. The steam method is an awesome way to clean cast iron. Your absolutely correct that everyone will fight over the cast iron when you are gone!!
I would like to see an actual demonstration of cleaning a camp 12" dutch oven. I find doing one difficult and then I am not sure I get it seasoned well afterwards. The visual would really help. Thanks for all your advice. See ya down that dusty trail!
My grandma cooked for seven boys and seven girls and my grandpa, I have two of her skillets, been using them for 25 years, still going strong. I use a metal spatula and scrape it, keep them oiled and seasoned.
At 6:19 glad you brought that up. I'm a single guy and frequently I'll eat immediately after the food is out of the skillet because I don't want my food to cool down while cleaning. Particularly fried eggs or just anything that you don't want to cool down too much. However if it's something that will stay warm for a while, or that doesn't matter if it cools down, I'll go ahead and clean my pan while it's already hot.
Now I know you can put your food in a warm oven to keep your food warm while you do the cleaning, but personally I'll just clean it later most of the time. I've found that sometimes an oven used for warming stays on for a while longer than you anticipated for various reasons, particularly if cleaning more than one pan, and depending on how much cleaning is required. Sometimes it would use less electric/gas to eat your food and just re-heat and clean the pans later.
I switched to cast iron a few years back based on your videos. I think the food tastes better and cleaning up is so much easier. I'll never switch back. THX Mr. and Mrs. Kent!
Best thing to cook with
I love my cast iron! I have my Grandmothers and its way over a hundred years old and still looks new and we use it all the time. Blessings.
That's exactly how my Granny Hodge showed me when i spent summers with her, seeing you doing it brought back many a fond memory ! Thank you Mr Rollins and keep em coming !
I’ve have my grand moms 20” cast iron skillet since she died. It’s probably over 70 years old. I use a soft sponge with NO soap. Then I season it every time with bacon fat that I save. Just a small coating like a teaspoon for the inside and outside. Then in the oven at 350° for 35 minutes. That’s my grandmoms recipe and I always go buy it. And my cast-iron skillet is perfect! It adds flavor to whatever I cook. This has been used at least 5 days a week for over 70 years and it’s a special cooking instrument and I’m lucky to have it
20 inch cast iron skillet? That would co error my whole stove top, I bet it weighs 50 ponds.
Yet again, love the the way you teach cleaning cast iron , you are the best!! Semper fi
Ken and Shan, Great refresher! I'm 54 and have my Great Grandmothers cast iron pan and I have 2 from my Dad I have noticed my Great Grandmothers are in better shape and easier to keep clean the newer ones I have I guess need more time to get to that place. May I say to anyone starting out using cast Iron get a sleeve handle I promise you its a good investment. I made the mistake one time and never want anyone to feel that pain.Thank You both!
Just take a square hot pad then bend it over and run a stich around two sides. That will work just fine to slip onto the handle.
Hello Cowboy Kent. I do love every cast iron skillet, dutch oven, kettle, and so on. You are so right that cleaning right after cooking is the best. Just as you described it, hot water with a sponge and re-seasoning it after every use. You are the reason that I stopped using paper towels to rub them clean. In one of your older videos, you explained that using a paper towel leaves the material in the bottom. Thank you for all the videos that you and your wife share with us. God bless you both.
Never use a paper towel for anything. They are very wasteful and messy. You can get shop rags from an auto parts store (usually red ones) or you can get white ones. They are cheap, washable and reusable.
@@wastrelway3226 I picked up some cheap restaurant cloth napkins in white for holidays and then some red ones because they hide some of those BBQ stains better. I also got some bar towels and kitchen towels in white. I save a ton of money on disposables and now my white laundry loads a better size without changing the cost of my laundry or water use (finally made a real small load instead of a 1/4 load). I still use paper towels for some animal "accidents". Besides them paying for themselves in no time, my kids feel fancy LOL. I also use those shop towels and micro fibers, they last a long time and are great for many things. I thought it would be a big inconvenience and it is not at all, just throws off some guests LOL. But I save over $50 a month and have less trash.
@@wastrelway3226, I use the auto rags too!
I've used cast iron all my life,and your steam cleaning method is the best I've used Bar None
Back in early 2002 we had a house fire and my dad lost almost all of my grandmother's cast iron skillets they meant a lot to him, it's taken us all these years but we've slowly been getting him new ones. We love your videos, it's nice to see someone cook in cast iron like he does. Thanks and God bless you and your family.
I didn't mean to be insensitive, but I can't help but think. They're cast iron skillet. They should outlast a house fire, if you can dig it out of the ruins, I'd think they'd be usable again.
@@benedictjohannesikr I think the same 😢
@@benedictjohannes Yes but it's dangerous to go digging through collapsed structures. You could die in there.
There's definitely a lot of chemistry going on there with the cast iron. It's a labor of love to get the pan to consistently perform and look great too, but with the good tips and tricks it's worth the effort. Thanks Kent, you rock.
I’ve been binge listening to every video on this channel while I drive since I’ve found it. Really feels like family is gathered round and time just flies. Thanks Kent and Shan!!
Thank you for this. I've limited kitchen space and I use a cast iron skillet a lot.
Can't make goof cornbread without an iron skillet
Peace and roses,
Deb the TN Scary Lady
exactly the kind of video I looked for a few years ago before I got my skillet and dutch oven
great video, I've heard both. some act as though its a irreversible mistake to clean cast iron with soap, but my grandmother used a cast iron skillet all her life and always scrubbed it after so. to each their own
Just last night I was watchin your channel and almost left a comment asking if you can please make a "how to clean cast iron" vid! And like magic, here it is!!! Thank you!
I apreciate learning this stuff when my dad passed away when I was really young... Not trying to get emotive, but I'm thankful for this content.
I've used the nylon scrubber and hot water method for about 15 years. Works perfect for me. I also use a tiny bit of dish soap once in a while.
This is exactly what I needed, just as I needed it. Thank you Cowboy Kent from a Dutch viewer!
Glad you enjoyed it
Thank you Kent for a great and informative video!
My wife tried to hide/throw away my flat, wood spatula, which is perfect for my cast-iron griddle. I'm gonna show her this video!
Love how specific and detail this video is!
Thanks Kent! Keep the videos coming!
These periodic updates and reminders on cast iron care are the best way to keep the quality of cooking at its best, and who better to explain it than the true expert himself. I am one who bought my first cast iron because of Kent and Shannon and truly enjoy my slowly expanding collection which means taking care of them. Great video again from the best.
My family has grown to love using cast iron for most of our cooking 😊
I appreciate the video. I like to cook breakfast scrambles, steak, and bacon in my 12-inch cast iron skillet and this video taught me a thing or two.
Thank you, Mr Cowboy. I’m a Marine Corps vet of thirty years service, and I love your channel and I love your patriotism.
the calmness in all his videos, God bless you cowboy
🖐️ 72 yr old and still learning. Did not know about the soft scrubber but need to try on two 8" lodge skillets given to me. God bless y'all!
Scrubby is great on cast iron
Thank you! I will try that.
My wife has a large skillet she got from her mom. I have no idea how old that thing is, but it's from way back. I know that. I have always wondered about the buildup on the outside, and now I know it is possible to remove and without causing any damage
Thanks Kent, appreciate all the great information and recipes that you give out.
Glad I came back for a new video. You're my cast iron idol!
This video on cleaning and maintaining cast iron cookware is the best on RUclips!!! You answered ALL of my questions in this video. Thanks so much, Kent! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Not a question for me anymore, as I have been using my Lodge 12in cast iron for about 5 years now, but it might help newer cast iron folks to explain what exactly "seasoning" is and does. I know it results in polymerization of the cast iron and why it's important. When I initially got started it was the term people would toss around "Did you season it?" "Is it seasoned?" "oh you know you have to season that!" But yet no one could tell me why or what seasoning does. I even went back to watch your "How to Cast Iron: Cooking, Cleaning, and Seasoning" video from 4 years ago and you put it the same way everyone else does. You need to season it. Season it. Season it. You talk some processes, but not what that means. I guess I am getting at a Cast Iron Vocabulary episode maybe? Sorry for the winded explanation, but I wanted to be through. Thank you for all that you and Shan (and all the "Taste Testers") do!
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Neat video. Stopped it toward the end to check out the store, playlist & signed up for the emails. Thanks again.
Your spatula is fantastic, I have been using it for some time and love it.
...a refresher! Great. Thanks for sharing.
Always enjoy your cast iron shows. God’s peace be with you and your family.
Thanks and God bless you
Love this!!! How to use and treat cast iron is how I discovered your channel in the 1st place, many years ago ❤ thanks for all the advice
I was given a Dutch oven that was purchased from Cabelas and someone left around a inch of oil in it. Been in it for probably years. The seasoning looks good on the inside but I'm not sure how I should clean it so it would be safe to cook food in. I was thinking I should start a fire in my offset smoker and start from scratch by burning it all off. However after watching several of your videos maybe I can take a short cut. Just do a thorough cleanup. This would be a good video.
Love your videos.
Well, I love anything to do with the cast-iron. I just bought the cheap Walmart brand and I have to start from scratch. I was hoping this would show me but I’m sure it’s in your playlist. Thanks for sharing.
Well, bless your heart, Kent and Sharon! We appreciate y'all so much! ❤😊
Perfect timing. Was needing to clean day after use making cheeseburgers. Worked great with little effort.
Valuable information for sure. I’m still new to cast iron and I really look forward to getting better at cooking with it.
I am so glad I found you on RUclips. My dear grandmother did her cast iron the same way. Thank you for reviving the memories.
Loved this. Such great advice. Ones I've used for sure before on all kinds of different pieces. Thanks Kent for such great CLEAN content for all to view and that are family friendly. God Bless my man.
I started breaking the soap rule…and I may never go back now…just a tiny drip on one of those scrub daddy sponges and that gets my skillet cleaner than it’s even been, without any seasoning damage that I can tell. I do use mine maybe 3-5 nights a week and I usually do a light season at the end so I use mine enough to have strong seasoning. Either way that little drop of dawn has made my life so much easier haha. Sacrilege!
Great explanation on how to clean that cast iron skillet I thank you mr. Kent and may God bless you and yours.👍🏼
You've been a great help to me. Acquired my cast iron skillet from 86 year old dad. It's been passed down a few generations. You are so helpful, Kent... THANK YOU! I messed up right from the start. I knew not to wash but boiling hot water really started the rust. I had to start over and I appreciate you letting me know I could fix it. Will be watching some of your other cast iron videos to learn as well. New subscriber too. You are awesome!
I got my hand up! Thanks for the share, Cowboy!!
I have a skillet that has been handed down for 5 generations. The hand written instructions that came with it includes everything you mentioned . But it says to put a big pot of water on the stove to boil for cleaning. Also one last thing and I quote" This aint no husband trainer unless you run out of cord wood"
Thank Ya Kent and Shann, I learned a lot about my cast iron today, I am much obliged!
I hand wash cast iron in the sink with soap and water. Afterwards I dry it by putting it on the stove with a rubbing of olive oil. Then it hang it up in the kitchen. Now, I was digging in a destroyed homestead on a trail back woods in Richmond Virginia. I found an old cast iron skillet about 2 feed in the dirt. It was super rusted needing a lot of work. I took it home to Houston and started my restoration. I first placed it in the oven and used the oven cleaner method. When it cooled off I hit it with steel wool but that wasn’t enough. I used some rust remover as well. I finally hit it with a metal brush on a dermal. It took a week of cleaning to get it back down to metal. Once cleaned I started the seasoning process, which took lots of time but successful. I cook with that skillet all the time. I also found a Dutch oven in a backyard sale. It was also rusted needing a lots of elbow grease and seasoning. That one stays on the stove because I use it about every other day. I use it to fry French fries. I half cook them first and then take them out. Once they cool off I fry them again until the outside is golden brown. I add spices after they come out of the oil. The best fried on Earth. Great and easy cast iron cooking. Thanks for the video!
I put off using cast iron for too many years, because I didn't want to bother taking care of them. Once I finally broke down and got my first pan, I can't imagine cooking without it now. I love them and they really aren't that hard to clean and season. Thanks for the great tips, I will definitely benefit from them.
Kent! I was about to research this very thing. Thank you so much.
First I want to say I simply love listening to you. I have started a great collection of cast iron and love all of it. People who say it is hard to clean are just using and cleaning it incorrectly. I recently obtained a 6 inch skillet that needs some tlc. It will be perfect when re-done. I do enjoy finding and restoring old pcs. Your method of cleaning is absolutely perfect. Do it right every time and these are the best pcs of cookware out there. Plus they can last forever.
I like using my cast iron so much :) Thanks for this video Kent! Love you and your videos!!! God bless you!!
You, my friend. You are a National treasure. God bless you and your family. Looking forward to my purchase of your cookbooks.
Great video, I use cast iron quite often. Thanks for the tips on cleaning!
Thank you again for another awesome video Kent Thanks to you I now have a respectable cast iron collection and I have no other skillets... ❤😊
The space bit had me laughing, thanks kent. Your a gem
Good to see you again
Cant wait for the next one you are working on
Take care!
I've cooked with cast iron my whole life! I've got about 8 skillets that are all sizes, a Dutch Oven, and a Grill pan! I cook all my food in them. I love my cast iron! Thank you Cowboy Kent! That's how I clean mine! 🙏❤🇺🇸
PS I Do have one that's got some rust on it that I've got to clean. Its one of my Grandmaws old pans that I had put away! I noticed it about a week ago so I've got to do that. I've been very busy bc we has really bad destructive storms that came through and knocked down about 50 trees! Alot of work! I'll get it done tho! ❤
Sending prayers
LOVE ALL OF YOUR VIDEOS GOD BLESS YOU BOTH AND THE PUPS
I AM Still here , watching all these years , better than ever ! GOD BLESS ! KEEP ON KEEPEN ON !
A refresher! Thanks Y’all 🙏🏼
Had the privilege of listening to you give some of this advice, at Silver dollar city a couple years back. Thanks for the good information.
Love your content. I am new to cast iron and was making lots of mistakes, started watching you on here and things started going smoothly for me after. Just bought me one of them mesquite spatulas from your site. Can’t wait to get it and try it out. 🍳🥘👨🍳
Tremendous job sir! I was one of them that would boil the water in the pan, no more! Thank you very much for your channel!
Thanks Kent and Shannon and the Gard House Dogs, great video!! Stay safe around there and keep the camera rolling. Fred.
Great information! Thanks again y'all!
I inherited a Griswold 12" skillet that wasn't PROPERLY cared for. It was heavily crusted. Took it to a company that restores precision machinery and they blasted it to bare metal with ground nut shells without harming the iron.
Made popcorn in it for weeks on end only wiping it between batches with paper toweling. No salt. No soap. Today, I own a classic, omelet ready Griswold that we use daily.
I have that mesquite spatula and it is AMAZING! Use it all the time with my cast iron and it really works!
Gday from Sydney Australia, just seasoned my camp oven using your method,thanks cowboy 😊
Thank you Kent!!
I needed a Good long Lesson on Cleaning up my Cast Iron Pans and Dutch Oven.
The best Take away is the Wooden Spatula For Scraping off the residue...👍👏👏👏
Thank you 😊. You just answered my question about ridding the fishy smell in my cast iron. You are the fountain of knowledge for all things cast iron, from cooking to cleaning. So very glad I found your channel. 😊
I've followed this channel for YEARS now... Tried a few of the recipes... DE-HEE-LICIOUS! ✌ from Norway!
Hello Mr Rollins and family.
That's some good advice. I've been using salt scrubbing as long as I can remember. I've got some cast iron from the 1800's I still use. My newest piece is about 10 years old now. Still look and cook great. I don't mind boiling in any of my pots or pans. When I boil in a pan I just get it clean and throw a little fresh seasiong on and put back over the heat till she quits smoking. Then rinse again. Never had an issue. I've sooted up a pan before being in a hurry. Not a big deal. Let the heat do its job and most of it will come off. The rest will just dirty up your cleaning supplies. Then apply more seasoning. I've even used my cast iron on an induction cooktop with no issues. Actually worked pretty well. Just give it time to preheat properly. Anyway. Thanks for sharing the knowledge with us. Looking forward to some more good food and some fresh family photos.
Glad to help and we thank you for watching
Wow! The beagle is over 20 years old???!!! That's one for the books.
Another good video. We basically do our cast iron cleaning much like you do. On a side and perhaps positive note you now have the Original Seasoning in stock. So now and placing an order of your seasonings which will also have the Mesquite Wood Cast Iron Spatula. Gotta take advantage of the 15% off price by tomorrow!
Great video and tips there Kent 👍 I remember discovering your channel years ago while looking up some restoration videos on cast iron. Been a proud subscriber every since 👍
I don't like the chain mail scrubbers on cast iron, except as a last resort, but found they're phenomenal for cleaning stainless pots and pans.
This the only RUclips channel you need for any cast iron or cooking out doors. Kent is the man.
Thank you for sharing !! I enjoyed your video.
Due to my son’s food allergies and concern of cross contamination of foods, I do have to use soap in my cast iron skillets from time to time. But I ALWAYS follow that up with steaming off the water and then reasoning it the way you show. Thank you for showing us how care for our pans!
I'm glad in the beginning you mentioned using soap. I wag mine with a little hot soapy water, rinse well, put it on the heat to dry well, and put a thin layer of oil everytime. No issues. Thanks for the video
I inherited several pieces of Griswold cast iron and they look ok, however I would like to clean them up. Your video helped me figure out what I needed to do. Thank You!
Salt, besides being an abrasive also is an oil emulsifier, which helps the oil mix with water and lift off, and a disinfectant. I am not sure if it pulls any seasoning out of the pan or not, but I wouldn't soak in salt water. For my cutting boards, I use salt and some concentrated lemon juice. The acid in the lemon juice also kills germs. Wouldn't use it cast iron though.