Originally Posted by Jan in VA
Never wash them.
I use mine to saute onions, cook bacon, toast grilled sandwiches, pan-fry steak, that sort of thing. And immediately after use, while the pan is still hot I run it under hot water, use a soap-free scrubby, rinse until clear, and let dry on the hot/turned off burner. Use mine almost every day, love them!
Jan in VA
Same here. i found one at a garage sale, took it home and ran hot water over it and dried it with a papertowel. Then rubbed crisco on it and placed it in a 350 oven for about an hour. let it cool and wiped off the excess crisco. The bit of rust that was on it was gone. It's now just as shiny and nice as the one I've used for 33+ yrs.