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Eh, it’s fine to cook with. Just don’t let it sit in there and oil your pan when you’re done!

Fun fact: Soap is absolutely the way to clean your cast iron. The old advice of “soap will ruin your seasoning” is based on old soaps which includes lye, a strong base. Modern dish soaps are very gentle and are perfect for cast iron! Note that this doesn’t include dishwasher detergents, those are very aggressive and will ruin your seasoning.

It'll be fine. The best way to preserve seasoning on a CI skillet is to just keep using it. Seasoning comes from oil that turns into a polymer from heat; that's what helps keep food from sticking.

People get really elaborate with their seasoning rituals, but it's not necessary.