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[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Why do you hate cast iron?

[–] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world -1 points 3 days ago (4 children)

It feels super greasy and filthy, and everything you cook sticks to it. Give me stainless steel any day.

[–] pimento64@sopuli.xyz 14 points 3 days ago (1 children)

That's just a dirty pan. Actual cast iron seasoning isn't sticky or dirty because it has no impurities from the food, it's actually polymerized with the cast iron and it should look make the pan look black and glassy. I wash mine with Dawn soap and hand dry it, and it makes Teflon look like a joke. I can heat it without any butter or oil, drop in a glob of egg yolk, and it'll slide like it's skating on Astroglide. You're having a skill issue and you need to get good.

[–] ch00f@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I wash mine with Dawn soap and hand dry it,

Yeah, I think the big hangup for a lot of people is that detergents used to contain lye which would react with the steel. No longer the case. Folks will seriously refuse to clean their pans which is gross AF.

[–] Jamablaya@lemmy.world 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] ch00f@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

From what I can see, it’s used to balance the pH. So I assume a small amount.

[–] Jamablaya@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago (2 children)

it's fucking lye, doesn't take much

[–] SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Does this also apply to the caustic and corrosive ingredients in a soda?

It’s phosphoric acid, doesn’t make much, yet it’s safe to drink. See how fucking moronic that argument is you muppet?

[–] Jamablaya@lemmy.world 1 points 47 minutes ago

It wasn't an argument, it was a statement of fact. Go stick your hand in an extremely weak lye mixture for a few minutes, get back to me.

[–] ch00f@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What exactly is your argument here? I use Dawn; it doesn’t appear to affect my cast iron pan. Many people online use it to clean their cast iron with no ill effects.

I mean, they use the stuff to clean off ducks after oil spills. I suspect whatever concentration it has is not high enough to have any caustic effects.

So clearly it does take “much.”

[–] Jamablaya@lemmy.world 1 points 46 minutes ago* (last edited 45 minutes ago)

Oh wait, we aren't doing "no lye in it" now? Huh. THE REASON THEY USE IT ON THE DUCKS IS BECAUSE OF THE LYE THAT MAKES IT EFFECTIVE AGAINST OIL TO THAT DEGREE. Now consider what your seasoning is made of.

[–] Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world -1 points 3 days ago (2 children)

React with the steel.. in the cast iron? I'm confused

[–] ch00f@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Steel is like 98% iron. Sorry for the mistake.

[–] Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago (2 children)

But cast iron doesn't contain steel, it contains iron and carbon

[–] nBodyProblem@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

What do you think carbon steel is made from?

Cast iron and steel are largely similar materials, cast iron just has the carbon precipitated out of solution instead of trapped in a crystalline structure

[–] Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

But we're talking specifically about cast iron. We're not talking about carbon steel at all, hence my confusion on why it was brought up in this comment chain

[–] Jamablaya@lemmy.world -1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Are you a bot or just fucking retarded?

[–] Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You're taking this way too personally

[–] Jamablaya@lemmy.world 0 points 42 minutes ago (1 children)

All the blather you morons make about disinformation, and then you try argue chemistry on how you feel.

[–] Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 1 points 22 minutes ago (1 children)

Maybe get off the Internet and touch some grass if you're going to get this upset over a cast iron pan discussion. There's no excuse for name calling and insults.

[–] Jamablaya@lemmy.world 1 points 7 minutes ago

Maybe quit aggravating people with your idiocy.

[–] Jamablaya@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

good lord. steel is iron and carbon, just not so much carbon it becomes brittle and called cast iron

[–] Jamablaya@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago

cast iron is basically steel, but has it's own name because it's brittle. roughly between half a percent to 3 percent carbon (among other things) is the base of many steels. "cast iron" is about 4 percent carbon and pretty much no ductility

[–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 13 points 3 days ago

You have problems with cast iron sticking but you like stainless steel? Stainless steel is probably the most non stick material you can use. I can't stand the stuff.

[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

It is a myth that you can't use dish detergent on cast iron. If it feels greasy and filthy, it is greasy and filfthy.

The truth behind the "no soap" myth is that we used to use lye-based soap for dishwashing. Lye does, indeed, break down seasoning. But we use surfactant-based detergents now, rather than actual soap. Detergents break down oils which are necessary for rust prevention, but they don't damage seasoning. Just wipe them down with the thinnest layer of high temp oil before storing them, and you're good to go.

Your boomer parents/grandparents couldn't wash their cast iron with dish "soap". You can.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 3 points 3 days ago

Interesting. Mine doesn't and I only have problems with sticking if I walk away too long. I gave a stainless pan away. To each their own! Thanks for the answer.