![Constant black smudges: this is my second time stripping this cast iron. I have done 2 lye baths, soaked it in vinegar and scrubbed but I keep getting this black residue. It Constant black smudges: this is my second time stripping this cast iron. I have done 2 lye baths, soaked it in vinegar and scrubbed but I keep getting this black residue. It](https://i.redd.it/mwbywt39cwj71.jpg)
Constant black smudges: this is my second time stripping this cast iron. I have done 2 lye baths, soaked it in vinegar and scrubbed but I keep getting this black residue. It
![Le Creuset skillet needs help. The “thing” peeling off from the middle as shown in the picture. Is it enamel coating or food residue? Most importantly, is it still safe to cook? : Le Creuset skillet needs help. The “thing” peeling off from the middle as shown in the picture. Is it enamel coating or food residue? Most importantly, is it still safe to cook? :](https://i.redd.it/le-creuset-skillet-needs-help-the-thing-peeling-off-from-v0-7fuc6dcm6y4a1.jpg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=326d14056af33f12a458e599cc4b9614d4829a67)
Le Creuset skillet needs help. The “thing” peeling off from the middle as shown in the picture. Is it enamel coating or food residue? Most importantly, is it still safe to cook? :
![Black residue on eggs and after washing The Rock pans. Have owned for less than a year. Is this the coating? I have never put in dishwasher or used metal utensils. Wash Black residue on eggs and after washing The Rock pans. Have owned for less than a year. Is this the coating? I have never put in dishwasher or used metal utensils. Wash](https://preview.redd.it/mubh70bqdes91.jpg?auto=webp&s=d61e8573deedfd7880b5375e8f7deef7fb24f4df)
Black residue on eggs and after washing The Rock pans. Have owned for less than a year. Is this the coating? I have never put in dishwasher or used metal utensils. Wash
![My mom never cleans her frying pans after cooking and every time I use them there's usually black ash all over them. She sometimes cooks with the black residue on it as My mom never cleans her frying pans after cooking and every time I use them there's usually black ash all over them. She sometimes cooks with the black residue on it as](https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-3a8b5327d989317d15c87f0fcaf9d5a2.webp)