High angle of tacos on white wooden board

The Secret To Cleaning Cast Iron Is Club Soda

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By ELOISE ROLLINS-FIFE

Three cast iron pans of different sizes
To properly clean cast iron without eroding the seasoning, add club soda while it's still hot. Let it soak for a few minutes, then gently scrub the area with a cleaning brush.
Glass of club soda
Club soda is such a more powerful cleaning agent thanks to its added minerals and carbonation. While there's no scientific evidence to prove this, anecdotal tests point that way.
A glass of club soda
Club soda's additional minerals give it a distinctly salty flavor, and these salts act as an abrasive and an absorber to help remove unwanted particles from a surface.
A rusty cast iron skillet
Club soda is also more acidic than water due to the carbonic acid it contains, which makes it more effective at lifting mineral deposits such as rust.