Hi, I'am new to Cast Iron. I Read the whole article on Cast Iron at Permies.com. I still am trying to take in all the information and I'am also new to Forums. I was wondering, When you cook in the cookware and the grease is there hardened or still soft, I know how you are not suppose to put it in the sink, what am I suppose to do with it? This morning I went to clean the Skillet and there was oil hardened on it (Coconut oil) Now do I scrape it off into trash or what? I'm just not sure what to do or if coconut oil is okay to use. Id like step by step direction on what I should of done including cleaning drying and before and after. I know that's asking a lot but I'm very new to this and have a hard time understanding. Hopefully PAUL you can see this and can help me out. Thank you. BTW I just put really hot water in it and kind of used my hands to take the egg that was stuck on it and dried it with a paper towel and that's it, that's probably wrong, I did this before I read anything.