I use soapy water warm or room temp, dawn is best soap..when clean I use scalding hot wash that drys in a hurry..then oil for storage..I use two big ole coffee cans one soapy water and the other the scalding hot wash..and using a snug patch on a rod and pump the water in and out..If someone has not used the pump method nor even heard of it, they gotta be a shut in or just plain slow learning..