What is the best way to clean a dutch oven pan?

Question

Please only include ways which will not damage the pans and ways which use scrubbing tools which are available everywhere.

Please be specific on the cleaning process

Answer 1

I've made several referrals to the link below. The methods might seem extreme but they work!

Answer 2

Wipe out or scrub the food out of the pan. Use steel wool or a cloth. NO SOAP!!! You may need to soak it a little to get it all to come off.

Warm it in an oven for a few minutes (300 degrees for 5-10 min sounds good) to dry completely. Wipe the inside with a little bit of vegetable oil and put away.

Don't let the lid shut all the way- you don't want the oil to get rancid. Take a paper towel and fold it in half and roll it up to make a spacer.

Answer 3

if you're talking about a cast-iron dutch oven, you need to use the least amount of soap you can get by with. if there is caked-on food, you can soak it with water for a while but not more that about 6 hours, then scrub it. the important thing is to dry it immediately with a towel, and then if you have time, rub a small bit of oil in it and dry it in the oven... say, 300 degrees for about 5 minutes. this will prevent it rusting, and also make it less likely to stick foods next time you use it.

Answer 4

We used plain water-small amount. And a steel wool pad(plain, not SOS). If you are camping, or near a beach-use sand. Scrub out the left over food and stuck-on crud. Use a paper towel to dry, and another towel with a little bit of oil. Wipe the entire pan, in and out.(reseason). Then, you are pretty much ready for re-use.

Answer 5

with a cloth