Is cast iron grill pan + glaze a bad idea?

[crankin]

I have a Lodge cast iron grill pan and am interested in trying some grilled recipes that call for glazing the foods while they cook (as one example, it is a reduction of balsamic vinegar). Would this be a huge disaster in terms of clean up? I'm wondering if the glaze will burn onto the pan and then be impossible to clean up afterwards.

 

[Andy M.]

I have a Lodge cast iron grill pan and am interested in trying some grilled recipes that call for glazing the foods while they cook (as one example, it is a reduction of balsamic vinegar). Would this be a huge disaster in terms of clean up? I'm wondering if the glaze will burn onto the pan and then be impossible to clean up afterwards.

It probably will be a bit difficult to clean but not impossible. If you don't overdue the glaze so it runs off into the pan grooves, it will be less of an issue.

 

[salt and pepper]

If properly seasoned it should be no problem. After cooking add water and bring to full boil then clean groves with a clean tooth brush. On the other hand, why not use another pan?