WTF? The dish washer didn't clean the cast iron skillet.

[sniffa]

Let's see if the second run takes care of it. :eyes:

[mainegreen]

1. You put cast iron in the dish washer?

:hide:

[DS1]

2. Leave it to soak overnight in the sink

[sniffa]

9. Sink's not big enough

I'm going with Richardo's suggestion of bath tub. I'll wait till it's finished the second run if it's still not clean.

[Richardo]

3. A lot of those crushed cornflakes get glued on by the chicken grease.

Let it soak in a bathtub overnight. :thumbsup:

[trof]

4. God's gonna gitcha for that.

So's yer granny.
:nuke:

[Phentex]

5. You are dead to the Cooking and Baking group!

sacrilege!

[sniffa]

11. They cook and eat off of dirty dishes?

That's kinda gross.

[kentauros]

38. Of course!

Because our kitchens are full of natural yeasts and molds from all the baking, sourdough starters, yogurt makers and home-breweries bubbling away, nothing is ever truly clean!

[mikeytherat]

6. I'd fire her immediately.

mikey_the_rat

[Rabrrrrrr]

7. Idiot. You clean cast iron in the microwave, not the dish washer.

People so ignorant of science piss me off.

[sniffa]

8. My microwave's not big enough

I need to upgrade the microwave now to get it clean? I hope another round of stimulus checks are coming.

[Critters2]

21. Oh, yeah. Try that.

:thumbsup:

[Tommy_J]

51. LOL!

[BlueJazz]

10. Seems I saw an Episode of "Star Trek" once where the crew visited a ...

..mining company on a desolate planet with sand storms.
The Women there hung the pots outside and the sand cleaned them.

Plus..the Women took a bunch of Drugs to make the Men happy.

[siligut]

16. I remember that episode.

I have ever since had a liking for sandblasters.

I don’t remember it being the same episode with the Mudd’s drug-taking women though.

[BlueJazz]

41. I remember now..The Women took the Drug to look Beautiful.

[siligut]

42. Mudd was selling them to be wives on a scarcely inhabited planet.

At the time I interpreted the drug to be a placebo. If there were actually a drug that could make women beautiful, well, I am pretty sure it would sell.

[BlueJazz]

46. There is a Drug to make Women look Beautiful....(to Men)

It's CH3CH2OH :)

[Sequoia]

30. I did that when I camped at the beach.

I remember that episode and it worked pretty good.

[Sanity Claws]

44. Women had to be on drugs for them to be the only ones

hanging pots outside. The men ate too, right>

[Incitatus]

12. Soak it in gasoline and put it in your dryer. nt

[sniffa]

13. I know that's how you clean power tools but are you sure about cast iron?

[Incitatus]

19. It's worth a try. What's the worst that could happen?

[LostinVA]

14. Scrub it REALLY hard with a Brillo pad

[sniffa]

29. Too much work

The sandblaster sounds like the way to go.

[kentauros]

15. No normal cleaning method will do it.

Ya gotta use a sandblaster.

Or, throw it out and get a brand new one. Once they get that seasoned blackness on them, it's almost impossible to remove. Just ask anyone that owns a restaurant about their blackened grills or a bakery about their blackened sheet pans. And it's hell when you do want something to stick, like sticky buns.

Just go to Academy and buy a new one. They aren't expensive. You can even get whole sets for less than your average Cuisinart saucepan

[applegrove]

17. don't clean it too well. Cast iron is supposed to be well cured with oils and stuff in order

to work the best.

[Inchworm]

18. Try bleach

:eyes:

I almost disowned my daughter when I caught her using soap on my cast iron :wow:

:hi:

PS: like, umm.. don't really use bleach

[Critters2]

20. You let water touch your cast iron?!!

Are you mad?!!

[kentauros]

24. Well, unless you're cooking nothing but cornflakes in your cast iron pan

then you're letting water touch your pan through the amount in your food :P

[kentauros]

25. OxiClean, Kaboom and a ShamWow.

Then put it in the freezer for an hour while you get your oven as hot as it will go. Remove from the freezer and put straight into the oven. Don't worry, it's iron. What could go wrong with solid metal?

[WolverineDG]

35. You are evil

:spray: :rofl:

dg

[MrCoffee]

22. Stick it in the oven on 450 for 30 minutes, then get after it with a chisel.

You've got to bake that mess down, then you can scrape it off real easy like.

[Starry Messenger]

23. Comet cleanser and a copper scrubby pad.

:hide:

[Ikonoklast]

26. Next time you clean your oven, leave the skillet in.

Works pretty good on the really baked-on residue.

Just make sure to let it cool gradually after you wipe it off.

[Critters2]

27. I leave my two cast iron skillets in the oven all the time.

On the bottom shelf. They get re-conditioned every time I cook something on the middle or top shelves.

[siligut]

28. This is actually a good cleaning tip!

If I am reading you right. The old fashioned spray–on oven cleaners are good for getting baked-on crud off most any cooking utensil.

[Ikonoklast]

33. NO! No cleaning chemicals!

Just leave the skillet in the oven on the rack. No need to spray anything on it.

Cast iron is porous and you'll bake those chemicals right into the implement.

[siligut]

36. This thread has a tongue-in-cheek element.

So the advice is really crazy regarding cleaning a cast iron skillet. I wasn’t sure if your suggestion was on the level. However, thank you for clarifying.

[sniffa]

31. Jeeze, I can barely hear my favorite version of Finnegan's Wake

over the cast iron clanging around in the dishwasher. The Dropkick Murphys really nailed this song.

[kentauros]

37. Ah, you have a real man's dishwasher, dontcha?

[bluesbassman]

32. Acetone and 80 grit sandpaper. Then work your way up to 400 grit.

You want a mirror finish on cast iron, so use a buffing wheel and some jeweler's rouge to finish. Good luck, we're all counting on you.

[Gormy Cuss]

34. By "dish washer" do you mean yourself or bi_baby?

:shrug:

[bicentennial_baby]

39. You did NOT

please tell me that you did not either cook with it OR wash it in a DISHWASHER...It wasn't seasoned yet!!

[sniffa]

40. I guess you'll find out when you get home

:D

:loveya:

[AlCzervik]

43. Your wife cannot be home or even near home.

she's going to kill you if you're not screwing around with her. You didn't dryclean the cats too did ya?


:spank: :spank: :spank:

[kaiden]

45. Shoot. My grandmother NEVER washed her cast iron skillet.

She kept it in the oven smothered in bacon grease. She finally died -- at 103.

Damned dirty skillet.

[Midlodemocrat]

47. Oh, please, oh please, oh please, DO NOT let SOteric see this.

:scared:

[likesmountains 52]

48. You need to put a layer of kitchen cleanser on it first...then be sure to put the dishwasher

on HIGH temp for dry...:rofl:

[MadMaddie]

49. If you like your cast iron skillet then don't put it in the dishwasher

it will get ruined.

http://www.wikihow.com/Clean-Your-Cast-Iron-Skillet-or-Pot-After-Daily-Us

1. Use the pan. (It must get dirty before we can clean it, or start with a dirty pan)

2. Put the skillet back on the heat and pour off all excess fat with the exception of about 2 tablespoons (30 ml). If no fat is left, add 2 tablespoons (30 ml) of oil. You need some fat/oil to help clean one way or another.

3. Let the skillet get pretty hot, so that drops of water will flash away when sprinkled on the surface, just watch to make sure the oil isn’t smoking (nothing bad will happen if the oil smokes, the pan is just too hot to handle at that point)

4. Add a couple tablespoons (30 ml) of salt and with a paper towel bunched up and held in some tongs (Caution: Hot Iron) use the paper towel and the salt to scour the bottom and sides of the pan, until the brown bits are gone (the salt will be dirty).

5. Rinse out with some hot water (Caution: Hot Steam) and return to the heat. Add about 1-2 tablespoons (15 ml - 30 ml) of vegetable oil and after about 30-45 seconds use a paper towel to spread the oil around and coat the bottom and sides of the skillet, and let cool. Now it’s ready for using again!

[jobycom]

50. Just throw it and buy a non-stick pan. Cast iron sucks after it's been used once or twice.

:smoke:

[Phentex]

52. Any news to see if Sniffa survived the night?

:)

[yy4me]

53. Have a self-cleaning oven? I have cleaned more Cast Iron pans

in the oven than you have years. If you have an option for a short cycle, try an hour in there. Let it sit as it cools. The built up crud should just pop off when you clean it up in the sink-with water and soap and-heaven help me-SOS.

If no short cycle, try to stop the cycle after an hour. Either way, the pan will be clean and you can start the whole seasoning thing over. There are several schools of thought on cleaning cast iron. I am of the school that says it is to be cleaned up if is too gunky, then start over. When mine get too grungy, say after 10 years or so, back into the oven for a face lift.

I always wash my pans, SOS when needed. Never have a problem with anything sticking. If you sandblast the pan, it will change the texture of the surface, making it minutely pitted.

I am the neighborhood supplier of old cast iron pans to friends. I pick them up at yard sales and the like, clean them up as I explained above. I have never given a dirty, grungy pan, just the gift with "how to" seasoning instructions.

[One_Life_To_Give]

54. Wire Brush

or Wire wheel on a drill. Die grinder, oxy-aceteline torch, disc sander, bead blaster should all be capable of doing the job. Or you could just go with a little MEK or TriChlor? :evilgrin:

[Lucinda]

55. Rookie.

You just throw it out and get a new one once the cornflakes are cemented on. :eyes:

If you HAVE to save it or suffer pain of death from Bi there is one solution:
Drive to the ocean, start a big bonfire on the beach and chuck the pan into it. Then you both lay around a few days drinking fruity things and get a few rays, while you wait for the fire to die down, and the pot to cool.

[Lorax]

56. Confiscated!

Oh no! The things I am reading in this thread are breaking my heart!

That's it! All y'all are hearby banned from owning cast iron cookware of any kind! You must immediately send it to me so it can be cared for properly!

:rofl:

[cwydro]

57. You shouldn't have one

if you don't know how to clean it.