Spent 6 months scrubbing my cast iron wrong, a stainless steel pan showed me the light
I've been a die hard cast iron user since I moved to Portland, always scrubbing it with soap and steel wool after every cook because I thought that was the only way to get it clean. Last week my buddy cooked on my pan and asked why the seasoning looked patchy, then told me I was basically stripping it every single time and showed me his pan that he just rinses with hot water and a soft sponge. Now I'm second guessing everything I know about kitchen care, has anyone else had that moment where you realized your "expert" routine was actually wrecking your stuff the whole time?