Cleaning and seasoning: We hand-washed the skillets between cooking tests ... as much display-worthy decor as actual cookware. Cast Iron Care and Maintenance You may have heard that cast iron ...
Certainly, there are some food items and recipes you want to avoid cooking in a cast-iron skillet ... which is all the more reason to take care when cleaning it after cooking.
And while cast iron does require some special attention (and can’t go in the dishwasher), it’s not that much more difficult to care for ... but one of our skillets had a clean release.