By now, we’re all pretty aware that cleaning your cast iron pan with soap and water is fine and good, as long as you dry and re-season it promptly. But soap and water doesn’t always cut it, and sometimes you need a little extra help getting gunk off your pan, which is when I turn to plain ol’ aluminium foil.
Wadded up foil, along with hot water, is rough enough to scrape off stuck on food, but not so abrasive that it will strip off all of your seasoning. (Scrubbing with salt and a damp paper towel can also work, but I use foil on the truly stubborn stains.) It’s also great for removing rust—which, if you aren’t super vigilant, is something that can easily happen to cast iron.
As with any cast iron cleaning, the aftercare is extremely important. Never leave it soaking; dry the pan thoroughly after washing, then set it on a burner to let any last bit of moisture evaporate. Then rub it down with a few drops of oil, or give it a spray with a mist of oil. Buff away any excess, then return it to its rightful place in the kitchen.
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9 responses to “Scrub Your Cast Iron With Aluminium Foil”
Sure if you want alzheimers later in life when the aluminum particles accumulate in your brain when absorbed through food
It’s better to just use steel wool and rub gently and slowly
https://alz.org/alzheimers-dementia/what-is-alzheimers/myths
my link is better than your link
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21157018
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0946672X16303777
how do you think the aluminum got there?
Firstly, it’s not a competition for links.
Secondly, I expect that, given their vested interest, the Alzheimer’s Association have done their literature search with all the necessary expertise on hand, before coming to the conclusion that there is no link.
Thirdly, neither of your links show any causation – only correlation. While this is a good start, because that’s how science works, it’s not a reason to ban all aluminium. It is, after all, the most common metal in the natural environment, and it would be pretty hard to avoid it in the first place. Science may yet show there is a definite link, and when that happens, then we can re-evaluate the situation.
Yeah no.
not an argument, and your replies on lh are consistently uninformative
Still more informed than yours. 🙂
Shiny particles accumulate in your brain? Glitter brain! Got any photos?
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140212093300.htm
do you even science bro?