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This does NOT need to be larger. Unless you have freakishly large pans and/or hands, this is the perfect size. Don’t wad it up into a ball to use it - that will reduce your scrubbing surface to about the size of a quarter and it will cause some links to stick out unevenly from the wad. This is sure to scratch the pan or scrape off the seasoning. Do this instead: 1. With a spatula, scrape the biggest chunks out of the pan first, just like you would if you were using salt & paper towels or a nylon scrubby or whatever you’ve been using. Then, set the pan down in the sink and run some warm water into it. 2. Spread The Ringer out FLAT in the bottom of the pan. Lay your hand flat on it. Swish it around gently. Swish it up and around the sides. There’s no need to mash hard on it, just press gently and move it back and forth and all around. 3. You can feel the crusty bits, so just keep swishing it around with your flat hand or fingers until you can’t feel any more lumps. Dump the water out and refresh it a time or two if necessary. 4. Then pull The Ringer out and feel the pan with your fingertips. If it feels smooth all over, you’re good to go. If not, lay The Ringer back in there flat and swish it around some more. 5. When the pan feels smooth to your fingertip inspection, dump out the water, rinse it, and look at it. There might still be a bit on there that you missed feeling with your fingertips. If so, repeat steps 2-5. Then: turn the pan over so it’s laying upside down in the sink. Put a drop of dishwashing soap on the bottom of the pan. Wash the handle and the bottom and sides of the OUTSIDE of the pan. Rinse the whole thing and dry it off. I use a paper towel to dry it off, because if you’ve done things correctly, the inside of the pan should be free of any stuck-on food, but will still be slightly oily. Set the pan on the stove. Heat it up for a minute to make sure it’s completely dry and then, with another paper towel, rub a smidgen of lard or coconut oil or shortening all around on the INSIDE of the pan, just enough to give it a really thin coating. Finally: Toss The Ringer into the dishwasher into one of the silverware slots. It will come out clean and ready for the next use. Voila. Your pan is clean, the seasoning hasn’t been scrubbed off of it and the outside isn’t greasy. (Before you use the pan next time, just wipe the protective coating of shortening or grease out of the inside. No need to wash it, just wipe it off with a paper towel).