Cast Iron Cleaner 6" x 6.3" Premium 316L Stainless Steel Chainmail Scrubber for Skillet, Wok, Pot, Pan; Pre-Seasoned Pan Dutch Ovens Waffle Iron Pans Sc Cast

Perfect for cast iron.

I spent most of my working life in commercial kitchens, starting as utility staff (dishwasher) and working through the ranks to having became an Assistant Manager. In my dishwasher days, in the first restaurant I ever worked in, after several months of dish washing, I guess I impressed my store's manager because he brought me in a square of chainmail to use when scrubbing pots, pans, and baking sheets. I remember it worked extremely well and I had tried off and on for many years to find some for home use. Now I have some!Having a lot of cast iron cookware, this 'scrubber' is a true blessing to me. It removes baked on foods better than ANY brand of steel wool soap pad, or even the shredded steel stuff in most commercial dish areas, and it doesn't scratch/scar the surface of your cookware.I now use this religiously every time I wash any cast iron - even if scouring is not needed. I also use it on my stainless steel and aluminum cookware with equally great results.True, there are some things that this cannot scrub as well as soap pads can - it's not designed to be the 'scrub everything' modern wonder of the world - but for daily scrubbing, if you haven't tried it, you really should! It's safer to use and lasts a lot longer than soap pads.The biggest plus in my opinion for using chainmail (like this item) for scouring food utensils/cookware is that the food residue doesn't get trapped in it, virtually eliminating any chance for mold growth.Another big plus to me is that this doesn't rust and will last for a long, long, time.We all know spun steel wool soap pads rust immediately after first use, shrink to almost nothing in a very short time, and they retain food residue which will decay in the steel wool pad. Steel wool pads also often give slivers in fingers/hand, which is not only painful at times, but dangerous to our health because of the bacteria growing on the decaying food trapped in the steel wool - a great way to get an infection.I'm VERY happy with this product. It's a nice size to use and with a bigger ring at the corner, it's easy to hang up when not in use.BOTTOM LINE: This should be used by everyone who washes dishes. (It may take you a few times to get accustomed to the feel of it, but it doesn't stab you with shreds of steel and will always be the same size.)For what it's worth: I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS ITEM

I came across these stainless steel scrubbers a few years ago when searching for a way to clean my cast iron pans since you can't use soap or typical cleaner products on them. (The only reason I had to replace the one that I had was because someone accidentally let it fall through the drain and I didn't know it when I turned on the garbage disposal the next day...) Needless to say, I don't think you'd ever have to replace this if used properly.

I tried scrapers but this is better than any scraper. I love the results. I would buy again when this one wears out.

I saw this at my daughter's house and went to Amazon right away. I hate the way those stainless steel pads get all messy and they are sharper against your skin, the food particles stick in them, yuk!!. This is a smooth operator but mean on stuck on stuff. Great for cast iron, stovetop, metal pans. It's smooth links clean off gunk without scratching surfaces (probably not ok for cheap non-stick). Just got it so I don't know about longevity.