How To Clean a Cast Iron Skillet

Here’s the trick to cleaning cast iron and building up your pan’s seasoning… don’t use soap.
Another thing that’s not so great for cast iron… soaking it in water.
Water + Iron = Rust.
To build up a non-stick layer of seasoning you need to scrub off food while leaving the oils from whatever you just cooked.
The best thing you can do to improve your pan’s seasoning is to fry food in it.
When fat and oils are heated to frying temperatures they bond with cast iron to create a non-stick layer seasoning.
So how do you clean your pan without using soap that will strip off the oils that just bonded to your pan?
You need a chainmail scrubber!
The little rings are perfect for scraping off stuck-on food without scratching up your pans. Plus it’s made out of stainless steel so it’s dishwasher safe and won’t rust.
Chainmail Scrubber for Cast Iron Pans
Tough on Grit. Easy on Seasoning.
Makes cast iron cleanup quick and easy. The worst messes come off in seconds. Will not rust or scratch your cast iron pans. Dishwasher safe.
- BLASTS CRUSTY DRIED FOOD: Get 10X more scrubbing power without damaging your perfectly seasoned cast iron skillets, stainless steel pans, stoneware
- JUST THE RIGHT SIZE: Can be used flat, bunched up, or folded. Scrub by hand or place on the cast iron scrubber end of your kitchen brush. Cleaning is easy, just wash in soapy water and rinse
- HIGH QUALITY AND WILL NOT RUST: This cast iron skillet cleaner is made from premium restaurant-grade stainless steel so it’s extremely durable and will not rust
- TOUGH BUT NOT TOO TOUGH: The rounded stainless-steel rings are tough on food but not on your pans

These are great. One of the best things (aside from their durability) is the fact that they don’t melt.
You just swirl it around with a wooden spoon, and the pan is clean in no time.
No burned fingers, no melted plastic, and the chain mail scrubber is easy to clean with a little dish soap and hot water.
This scrubber is great! Been cleaning my pans with just the scrub brush which has worked “ok” but never tried the chains before… I have seen them in stores but never given them a shot. These have been great!
Was skeptical initially to try out this, as my cast iron was very greasy to wash off but after three first use itself I could see the difference, I think it’s a great find working with iron vessels