How do you keep a carbon steel wok clean inside and prevent it from going brown?

Question

How do you keep a carbon steel wok clean inside and prevent it from going brown?

Answer 1

I do not have the maintenance instructions  for the Wok

But this is for cast iron

and the should be No difference..

Good LUCK

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Edit later

I forgot ..you mentioned BROWN,, are you talking rust... A reddish brown..?? or a black brown burn of steal

you never scrub either .. very hot water..  and towel dry

a light rub with an oiled paper towel just fine

there is a bamboo brush to remove any thing stuck on..

PS:: I store my wok and cast iron in brown paper bags to keep dust and ??? out..

Answer 2

Its SUPPOSED to go brown.  That's called -seasoning-. It's a natural coating formed by oil bonding to the surface.  

You should never use soap to wash out your wok, in fact when it gets completely seasoned you only need to wipe it out with paper towels, and maybe smear on a very thin coating of oil to keep it from rusting when you put it away.  If food is stuck to it you scrub it with salt or baking soda.