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Cast Iron Mistake - Skillet was left outside with 3 inches of oil for a week
Posted on 8/24/18 at 3:31 pm
Posted on 8/24/18 at 3:31 pm
I made bacon and then fried okra in my cast iron skillet last week. My wife cleaned up afterwards while I took a shower, and she forgot to get the skillet from the grill. 
I didn't realize it until today since the grill lid had been closed.
How should I go about cleaning it? I haven't inspected it for rust or anything yet.
I didn't realize it until today since the grill lid had been closed.
How should I go about cleaning it? I haven't inspected it for rust or anything yet.
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Posted on 8/24/18 at 3:34 pm to StringedInstruments
You can probably still fry in it. If not, I’d pour it out and wash it.
Posted on 8/24/18 at 3:36 pm to StringedInstruments
get what you can out and then heat it up and get the rest out
then maybe clean like normal
then maybe clean like normal
Posted on 8/24/18 at 3:37 pm to Deactived
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get what you can out and then heat it up and get the rest out
then maybe clean like normal
I never use soap when I clean it. Is it at risk for any food-borne illnesses if the oil has been soaking into it for so long?
Posted on 8/24/18 at 3:42 pm to StringedInstruments
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Is it at risk for any food-borne illnesses if the oil has been soaking into it for so long?
Heat it up. No more bugs. I think you're overthinking this.
Posted on 8/24/18 at 3:43 pm to StringedInstruments
Contrary to popular belief, you can use a mild soap like Dawn on it. I do it all the time with mine and I don't even have to re-season because they're seasoned so well, but you can rub it with a film of oil if you want and heat it up on your grill.
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Myth #4: "You should NEVER wash your cast iron pan with soap." The Theory: Seasoning is a thin layer of oil that coats the inside of your skillet. Soap is designed to remove oil, therefore soap will damage your seasoning. 20141106-cast-iron-myth-2.jpg The Reality: Seasoning is actually not a thin layer of oil, it's a thin layer of polymerized oil, a key distinction. In a properly seasoned cast iron pan, one that has been rubbed with oil and heated repeatedly, the oil has already broken down into a plastic-like substance that has bonded to the surface of the metal. This is what gives well-seasoned cast iron its non-stick properties, and as the material is no longer actually an oil, the surfactants in dish soap should not affect it. Go ahead and soap it up and scrub it out. The one thing you shouldn't do? Let it soak in the sink. Try to minimize the time it takes from when you start cleaning to when you dry and re-season your pan. If that means letting it sit on the stovetop until dinner is done, so be it.
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Posted on 8/24/18 at 3:46 pm to StringedInstruments
you can use soap in it. it wont do anything
Posted on 8/24/18 at 5:44 pm to Deactived
I use soap on my cast iron as well. Worst thing that can happen is that you might have to re season. Better than the taste of rancid grease, IMHO.
Posted on 8/24/18 at 5:46 pm to StringedInstruments
Leaving it with oil in it is far better situation than leaving it sitting with water in it. The outsides that were exposed to moisture will probably need to be re-seasoned.
Posted on 9/6/18 at 10:14 am to hungryone
If you put the CI back on the heat source after you wash it you can burn any left over water, soap etc out of it, then a simple coat of oil will do the trick.
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