Is Soap Safe for Cast Iron? a Former MMA Fighter Has Bet His Career on It

Chris Wing restores old cast irons and teaches people the proper way to care for their skillet.

Chris Wing with some of his favorite cast-iron pans he has collected and restored at his home. Tom Gralish/The Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS

By Jason Nark From The Philadelphia Inquirer

In a dark corner of Chris Wing’s basement, there are two 55-gallon drums filled with rusty-looking liquids that are fizzing on a Thursday morning. There are also battery chargers sitting on milk crates and plastic bins on the floor filled with chemicals that could, technically, dissolve a body.