I always washed my favorite mug with dish soap until a coffee shop owner told me I was ruining the seasoning

I had this old ceramic mug with a nice chip on the rim that I used for my morning coffee on the road. A barista in Flagstaff saw me scrubbing it with Dawn and said the soap was breaking down the patina that made my coffee taste better. Has anyone else noticed a difference after switching to just rinsing with hot water?

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robert2488d ago

My neighbor Jim had a cast iron skillet his grandma handed down and he used steel wool on it once. His whole family still brings it up at reunions like he committed a crime or something. I just rinse my mug with hot water now and honestly cant tell if the coffee tastes different or if I'm just pretending to be fancy.

joseph_baker7d ago

Keep scrubbing it with steel wool and see if it grows back better. I've never met a pan that couldn't survive a little abuse, just re-season it and move on.