I used cast iron in my apartment for five years. My range was even electric.
The cast iron community of the internet overthinks its care and usage. To season, just use it. To use it, don't restrict yourself (some recommend against tomato sauce because of the acidity, for. example). To clean it, get yourself as scrubber [1] to remove the high spots and wipe the remaining residue with a paper towel. Done.
It's a hearty hunk of metal that's been in kitchens for generations. It can withstand a lot.
This is so true. I guarantee my ancestors out in the woods of Pennsylvania didn't spend any time deliberately seasoning their skillets. They were tools to be used, not decorations to be delicately and painstakingly maintained.
So much this. Forget all the weird voodoo rituals and what-not. Clean the skillet, and fry a pound of bacon (or two) in it. Now it's seasoned. It isn't much more complicated than that.
The cast iron community of the internet overthinks its care and usage. To season, just use it. To use it, don't restrict yourself (some recommend against tomato sauce because of the acidity, for. example). To clean it, get yourself as scrubber [1] to remove the high spots and wipe the remaining residue with a paper towel. Done.
It's a hearty hunk of metal that's been in kitchens for generations. It can withstand a lot.
[1]: https://www.amazon.com/Cleaner-Stainless-Chainmail-Scrubber-...