On this week's episode, we debate the best way to clean cast iron skillets. Non-Southern REAL SIMPLE editors Leslie Corona, Muzam Agha, and the very Southern Amy Maclin discuss the pros and cons of cast iron, why some of us avoid it like the plague, and why you shouldn't smoke cigarettes around it. (Yes, we're serious.) Leslie checks in with author and actress Tabitha Brown about her upcoming projects and has to ask this very Southern lady her thoughts on pan scrubbing. Chef Carla Hall and Emily Hampshire of Schitt's Creek fame contribute to the conversation. Then, at the end of the episode, James Beard Award-winning food writer and cookbook author J. Kenji López-Alt gives us the mind-blowing truth about soap on cast iron.

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Co-HostsLeslie CoronaMuzam AghaAmy Maclin

ProducersLeslie CoronaLauren IannottiMickey O'Connor

Director of Audio Growth Strategy & OperationsJennifer Del Sole

Audio ProducerTom Miritello

Executive ProducerLottie LeymarieLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices