Oh that was what my mother did also. I got in trouble as a young teenager doing dishes and I scooped out the grease and washed her skillet!
” I got in trouble as a young teenager doing dishes and I scooped out the grease and washed her skillet!”
Heh. The same thing happened to me when I was a kid. Cast iron skillets are relatively inexpensive but are the best when you have yours properly seasoned. The last couple I got, 6 times each I put a thin layer of flaxseed oil on them and put them in oven set at a high temp. I don’t remember how long but it was quite a while. When I finished, I got a nice smooth black lacquer finish. I think I can fry eggs in them without them sticking but I haven’t tried yet.