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5 Minutes Or Less: How to Clean Your Cast Iron Skillet with One Ingredient

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July 30 by Kiz Leave a Comment

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I really do try to cook more in my iron skillets.  Really.

I just HATE cleaning them.  Its greasy.  Sometimes gooey.  Its not like I just douse it in Dawn and scrub.  No no no.  It isn’t easy.  Period.  And really, I just don’t have time for ‘not easy’.  I have 4 teens that keep me hopping, a household to take care of, meals to cook, classes to plan for and teach, and a long list of writing that needs finished.  Seriously, somedays I’m lucky I have time for just me.

So when my dear cousin showed me this beauty of a trick and time saver…my jaw dropped.  Easy peasy lemon breezy.

Here’s how I cleaned my super greasy skillet in less than 5 minutes.  And most of that time was letting it sit.  So really, 1 minute….

Step 1-  grab your gooey skillet and your salt shaker.  (10 seconds)VZM.IMG_20160728_114553

Step 2-  pour salt all over bottom of greasy skillet.  (10 seconds, 20 total)VZM.IMG_20160728_114652 - Copy

Step 3-  Let it sit.  (3 minutes, 3:20 total)

Step 4- using hot water, do a quick rub out with your scrub brush.  Won’t take elbow grease, just move that salt around.  Rinse with hot water to dissolve salt.  (40 seconds, 4 minutes total)VZM.IMG_20160728_114759

Step 5- Dry the skillet with a towel.  Grab a cold drink and sit back to relax.  You’re done!  (15 seconds, 4:15 total)VZM.IMG_20160728_114909

So really it is under 5 minutes.  And your skillet comes out super clean.  The first time I did this, my skillet came out cleaner that when I started cooking.  Wow!

Let me know if this works for you…

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Thank you to our friend Kiz for sharing her experience and idea for cast iron cleaning! 

See more Tips, Tricks and Hacks for Cleaning HERE

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