I even scrubbed rim of the Lodge to really try my best to lift the season but it didn’t. I was expecting it to lift the seasoning but it didn’t. Using the Tawashi brush worked very well. I was so nervous but it was a lot of fun. Materials:Īim: To see if how well the Japanese scrubbing would clean two types of cast iron cookware, bare and enameled cast iron. Suponji tawashi スポンジたわし standard sponge or Scotch Brite.Ĭleaning a cast iron skillet and an enameled dish using a Tawashi.Kinzoku tawashi金属たわし Kin is gold in Japanese used to describe brass or stainless steel scrubbers.Kameno Tawashi亀の子束子 is the traditional tawashi made from palm fiber used for most cleaning dishing including cast iron.Akuriru tawashi acrylicアクリルたわし is made from acrylic wool and is used for ceramics.In Japan, the Tawashi is so ingrained into the culture that sponges that were made of different material were still called Tawashi. The brushes are made really well so if you want to give one a try then look for the orange packet with the turtle on the front.
The Kamenoko brand has made Japanese scrubbers for over one hundred years. It comes in an orange packaging with a cute little turtle on the front.īasically the scrubber translates into baby turtle sponge named after Nishio’s son’s pet turtle. The Kamenoko Tawashi is the most recognized brand of Japanese scrubber. Most likely learning from his previous attempt at making doormats and so Kamenoko Tawashi was born. He was able cleverly attached the fiber to a wire so it could be shaped and wouldn’t come apart easily. It seemed to work well and Nishio discovered that bending the fiber made stronger and water softened the bristles so it was suitable most surfaces without scratching. One day his wife used the material of one of these mats then used it as a scrubber. However his mats were not robust, the bristles flattened after a few uses making them useless to wipe away dirt. Nishio tried his hand at making doormats made from coconut fiber. Like many inventions, it was a bit of an accident.
In 1907 a young businessman called Nishio Shouzaemon invented what is now the most famous Tawashi called Kamenoko Tawashi. Source: Wikimedia Commons Today’s version This brush is from the Edo period 1603- 1868. To learn more about how and for what purposes Amazon uses personal information (such as Amazon Store order history), please visit our Privacy Notice.Early version of the Tawashi brush. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie Preferences, as described in the Cookie Notice. Click ‘Customise Cookies’ to decline these cookies, make more detailed choices, or learn more. Third parties use cookies for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalised ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.
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