Cast Iron Wok

My mother has a wok we made a great noise in frying the other night, and honey baked on the surface like molasses and custom detach. We have tried cleaning with steel wool soap, cooking in the oven, then rub, and nothing works. Help please?

This is a cast iron skillet: - /

Idea: fresh tomatoes and a little water, but not much. Do not use canned tomatoes. boil them down and should show things on the stove.

When you've finished it and wash it, put some oil / butter / ghee in the pot bottom and sides and heat in the oven and let rest a few days. This is called 'seasoning the pan "... the only reason I know is because this part if you use soap on iron stoves, things will stick to it unless it's dry. Make sure it is properly dried before your company next tooth sweet! ^ _ ^

Soak for several hours and then use a new Scotch-Brite sponge / pad on it. When the former things are just out of the box, they clean anything! Use the yellow sponge scrub heavy duty photo on this site:

http://www.3m.com/us/home_leisure/scotch ...

Also, I have a cast iron griddle, and I always spray it down with Pam or give it a light coat of grease after I wash. It helps protect the finish. Metal likes a bit of oil.

with JAM

In situations like this, I put out the big guns. I use oven cleaner. It is safe to cast. Follow the instructions on the container. You may need to apply the oven cleaner more than once. Another good cleaner is Carbon-Off. It is often found next to the oven cleaners in supermarkets, some hardware stores carry it. It comes in a spray and brush-on gel. The brush is available much cheaper. Carbon-Off (brand) is safe on aluminum too.

As you probably know, and like other responders have noted, it is necessary to "season" or cookware cast iron oil at any time, it has been cleaned with soap, scouring powder or other cleaning . A responder suggested butter. Butter is not a good choice because it burns at about 325 degrees F (163C). Any cooking oil will do. I avoid spray oils because some of them have alkaloids or flavor additives can be cooked on the metal surface and create problems when the paste container is reused.

Wow, can not believe no one said the obvious. Just add water to it and boil for several minutes, add water and brush, or even use a set of tongs or a spoon to scratch while the water is still there .

try soaking in hot water or, better still boiling hot water in it, repeat if necessary ..

Why not just re-heat the wok to a warm temperature, until the honey softens again. You should just be able to delete it immediately. I do when I clean my George Foreman grill and it works very well.