I usually boil some water in the skillet, it seems to release the really stuck on stuff. I just realized that I usually have to do this after my darling daughter visits. Coincidence? I'm beginning to think not!
Making a pan sauce turns that stuck-on stuff into some really good eats and pretty much cleans the pan in the process!
I have noticed that too. Well, I wouldn't quite say it cleans the pan, but it sure makes cleaning it easy.
I just kept visualizing those really dirty looking pans in which I had made pan sauce/gravy. I usually use my enamelled cast iron with white insides, so they really look grotty when I have made pan gravy. But, oh man, I am always really pleased at how easily they wash up. Gives me a giggle that because I made a tasty gravy, clean up is easy.I just meant that you don't have the stuck-on stuff to scrub off, since it's in the sauce.
Do people with woks clean out the carbon build up? I used to never clean out my wok. I've seen professional woks in kitchens that look as if they never had or ever will get a carbon removal cleanup. Is that because woks are stainless steel or something?
Do people with woks clean out the carbon build up? I used to never clean out my wok. I've seen professional woks in kitchens that look as if they never had or ever will get a carbon removal cleanup. Is that because woks are stainless steel or something?
My CI tip is don't buy CI that is too heavy for you to handle.
Greg, as the gunk builds up on the outside, you can take your CI and put it on the hot coals of your grill when you are done cooking. It will burn off all that gunk. Or at the least soften it so you can just scrap it off. Just put the CI item on the coals and put the cover on. Let the heat do its work.