Ugh, I have a little 8" skillet (good for quick eggs for 1 in the morning) and I had to leave in a hurry so I left it on the stove to clean when I got home. It only had one little bit of egg stuck on it.
This pan is not in good shape. The seasoning is flaked and cracked, but with TLC it’s still been good when I use it. I’m waiting for BBQ season to strip it and re-season it on the grill, as I can’t really use stuff like oven cleaner or create smoke in the house. This is not good quality stuff, either. It’s made in Taiwan a part of a set my husband had since maybe 10 years before we were married. But I like the size and shape and want to use it.
Well, my husband was being “helpful”, so he washed the pan with soap and water and put it in the dish drainer. By the time I got home the bare spots were rusting, and when I scrubbed off the rust some more of the seasoning layer came with it. :o(
I put in a generous amount of coconut oil on the heat and let it smoke a bit, then sit overnight and I wiped out the excess in the morning. I’ve done this a few times, and repeat each time I use the pan. Despite the flaked seasoning and bare spots, it still goes a great job with eggs cooked properly in a generous amount of ghee.