Hot take: Everyone should stop babying their cast iron pans

I know I'm gonna get roasted for this but here goes. My grandmother gave me her 50 year old cast iron skillet last month and I've been using soap on it every single time I wash it. No rust, no flaking, eggs slide right off still. I think the whole "never use soap" thing is an old wives tale that stuck around way too long. Last week I even scrubbed mine with a steel wool pad after burning some sausage onto it and it's totally fine. Has anyone else actually tested the soap rule themselves or do we all just repeat what our grandpas said?

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karenw231mo ago

Exactly, the soap thing is way overblown.

mia_lee1mo ago

Laughing at myself here because I once packed soap for a road trip and forgot clothes. Ended up buying a $5 shirt at a gas station that said "I Love Opossums" and wore it for three days straight. The soap panic is real but misplaced I guess.