– Are you supposed to wash cast iron pans or not?

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I have tried to figure this out on my own but throughout all the reading I have done, it seems like I keep finding conflicting answers or the instructions they give are unclear… Am I supposed to just wipe out the pan after cooking with a paper towel, am I supposed to use water, or am I supposed to lightly wipe it out with soap & water and rinse? Thank you in advance!

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You can wash it with water and even soap(as long as the normal mild stuff and not lye based), but you have to make sure the pan is completely dry afterwards, which can be done by letting it rest on the hot stove for a couple minutes.

While you are letting it dry you could add a tiny layer of oil to burn off, but it’s not necessarily all the time, and you can just let the seasoning slowly fall off and then do a proper reseasoning.

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