Caught myself using a wire brush on my grandmother's cast iron skillet from 1952

Watched an old Lodge instructional video from the 1950s and realized I was scrubbing off the seasoning that took 70 years to build up, what do you all use to clean vintage cast iron without ruining it?

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rowan_wells678d ago

Did you try just hot water and a stiff plastic brush first?

sandra7158d ago

Honestly, I'm not convinced all that old seasoning is even good. 70 years of burnt-on drippings and dust? That's kind of gross when you think about it. Might be better to strip it down and start fresh with a proper seasoning, but that's just my two cents.