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Cast iron gang. I want that shit on there and I'm gonna leave it on there and then cover it with oil so it stays there and flavors my food next time
please clean your pan that shit is nasty
You only want to scrape off excess.
Cast irons are literally made to be "seasoned" i.e. build up layers of fat and flavoring overtime.
There's a balance. I usually give it a blast of hot water and a rub down with a cloth, dry it immediately and throughoutly and then brush it with oil. They keep a working season without getting gross that way. On occasion I'll do a full clean and re-season it after. You can just blast some oil on the pan and bake it for a while and repeat that a couple times and you'll have a less gross season than whatever food you previously made.
same here with my cast iron wok. basically get the carbon off so doesn't stain the rice
if it gets really nasty i may do a tiny bit of soap & water, rinse, and immediately reoil but this is maybe every 10 times
I just deglaze while cooking. Blast either something with acid or alcohol in there and the gunk at the bottom will come right off and also turn into sauce.
You can use equal parts salt and oil instead of soapy water. Much better for the seasoning.
seasoning does not work like that. to season a pan you heat it to above the oil's smoke point causing it to polymerize, kind of like how wood finishing oils crosslink to form a hard film. it should not contribute to the flavor of your food at all, that would indicate you didn't properly season it and it's wearing away.
Maybe