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Yes, but missing the nuance that seasoned cast iron that has been cleaned by dish soap has the black polymerized layer while a bunch of morons are opposed to actually cleaning and think burnt on food other than the polymerized oils is 'seasoning'.

My cast iron isn't anything special but it sheds more water than my non-stick ceramic when turned sideways while cleaning and wiping doesn't leave any black stains on a paper towel.

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flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
I never figured out how this is reconciled - it just sounds dirty AF (and I’m no clean freak at all!)

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- thespcicifcocean@lemmy.world ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  you’re supposed to wash cast iron with water, then soap then water again. then you dry, put it on a hot stove, and once all the water evaporates away, you rub it down with some oil on a cloth/paper towel, and get that real hot. then you can turn off the heat, and wipe off excess oil before putting it away. It’s not as straightforward as just tossing it into the dishwasher, but it’s not as complicated as some would have you believe. also, you can wash cast iron. soap doesn’t hurt it.
  
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  - snooggums@piefed.world ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    When it is new or if it was necessary to strip and start over, sure.
    
    Once it has been cooked on a half dozen times it can just be washed and dried and put away. No more work than any other handwashing of a pan.
    
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SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Cast iron is non stick without the shenanigans if you follow the hot pan, cold oil protocol. Most people don’t get the pan up to temp before using it and the put in the oil or butter too soon.

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- snooggums@piefed.world ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Yup. All of my early issues with flaking or a rough surface was due to putting oil on cold and putting too much after to trying to repair it with too much seasoning.
  
  Eventually saw directions that explained the right way to season as adding lots of thin layers like spray paint, not a coating like house paint. Also explained adding oil after heating kept it from humming ip and causing the same issues. Doesn't even have to be at a high temp either, just wait till it is radiating some heat before adding the oil.
  
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