"Charlie S." > wrote in message
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> On the recommendations from either this group or another cooking group I
> bought some cast iron frying pans. (I have to blame someone:-) From a
> cooking point of view I've been very happy. The meats cook evenly and
> there is plenty of heat. The problem I'm having is cleaning.

Most things I cook in cast iron, I deglaze at the end of cooking, and that
gets up all the crusty bits. If I don't need to deglaze for the recipe, if I
toss a little water in the pan while it's still hot, I can scrape up
whatever is there, then let it cool so I can wash it.

Even if I don't deglaze, there's really not much that sticks.

Donna