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Originally Posted by bill_daniels

This. They aren't non stick, no matter how much people want to pretend that they are. If there's gunked on food, a spatula to scrape it off, then cleaning with a green Scotch scouring pad is all it takes. I use dish soap on it most of the time and have no problem. Use a scrubber you are ready to throw away, because once you clean the cast iron, that's it, it's done anyway.

As noted, deglazing is the easy way, plus you have the bonus of the burned flavor bits if you're sauteing meat to use in a recipe.