I know nothing about my CI skillet

[Polarbear777]

I’ve used the chain mail/ringer for years without problems but I don’t use it often.

The key is to never, ever, ever let any food or residue dry in the pan. As soon as the food comes out, it gets washed and tossed back on a burner to dry and oil. Takes a minute but then you won’t have to deal with scraping anything.

Im attaching a picture of my carbon steel woks. Both acquired at the same time, but one gets cleaned immediately and the other generally gets food left in it for a while.

[FishTalesNC]

What great advice and great comparison!

[Spinaker]

They do work, no question. I guess, the point I was trying to make was that there are other options that don't run the risk of damaging your pans. Those woks look great! Where do you usually use them?

[Polarbear777]

I’m sure the plastic scrapers are safer, but I seem to have lost more of them than I owned for some reason.