Battle of the Fry: Can a Soap-Cleaned Cast Iron Pan Cook an Egg without Sticking?

Can a cast iron pan that has been cleaned with soap cook an egg without any additional oil, or will it result in a stubborn mess that takes hours to clean? In this ultimate test, I'm going raw and uncut to find out. Try it yourself to see how your pan fares.

Despite the common belief that using soap and metal utensils on cast iron cookware are cardinal sins, I argue that these are myths and that the real issue is often the original seasoning method. As proof to my point, I sanded and polished this pan down to shiny metal and seasoned it with only canola oil around two years ago. Since then, I've been using this skillet almost every day without any special treatment. See how it measures up to this torture test.