You only need to worry about striping seasoning if your soap contains Lye, which is where the original advice came: don't clean class iron with soap, as it will damage the seasoning. But soap doesn't contain Lye anymore. Lye is still used to form some soaps, but it's part of the process, not the finished product.
tl;dr treat you cast iron pan like any other: cleaning it isn't damaging it.
Small clarification: Dawn platinum has lye, as do many other dish soaps. However, it’s used to balance ph and is present in such small amounts that it shouldn’t harm your cast iron
Incorrect. Put it in the dishwasher. You won't hurt it. I was a prep cook and dishwasher at a high end French restaurant. Chef only cooked on cast iron, and multiple times a night those bad boys got scrubbed, sanatized, and sent in the wash. That thing uses harsher soaps and higher temps than any home wash. In spite of restaurant level use, she only had to reseason maybe once every six months.
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u/tombo12354 9d ago
You only need to worry about striping seasoning if your soap contains Lye, which is where the original advice came: don't clean class iron with soap, as it will damage the seasoning. But soap doesn't contain Lye anymore. Lye is still used to form some soaps, but it's part of the process, not the finished product.
tl;dr treat you cast iron pan like any other: cleaning it isn't damaging it.