I have a cast iron pan that I’ve used for almost 10 years. I seasoned it when I got it. To clean it, I scrub it with steel wool, dry it off then rub a coat of oil on it. It still looks and works perfectly. Cast iron is extremely easy to clean and upkeep.
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HeartyBeast@kbin.social 11 months agoUnless of course you want to use a dishwasher. Even manually it really isn't 'so much easier to clean' and you have to spend time seasoning it.
PM_ME_YOUR_ZOD_RUNES@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
HeartyBeast@kbin.social 11 months ago
Yeh,
Scrubbing it with steel wool, drying it and then rubbing in oil doesn’t sound as easy as ‘put in dishwasher’. I couldn’t be doing with that, cooking for a family every day
PM_ME_YOUR_ZOD_RUNES@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
I cook for a family of four every day and taking 3 minutes to clean my cast iron pan is the least time consuming part of it. You’re being dramatic.
HeartyBeast@kbin.social 11 months ago
I’m not being dramatic- I just don’t see much benefit from the faff. And I’ve never actually found a well-seasoned cast iron pan that is as non-stick as a non-stick.
… hence the need for the wire wool, I guess.
Amanduh@kbin.social 11 months ago
I don't have any zods but i got some chipped rubies
Thavron@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
Afaik you can’t put the non stick in the dishwasher either?
HeartyBeast@kbin.social 11 months ago
Been doing it for years with no apparent ill effects
0ops@lemm.ee 11 months ago
I don’t see why not? They won’t rust in their like cast iron would
Thavron@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
Not about rust, but the chemicals in the detergent can harm the coating iirc.
KrummsHairyBalls@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
Once you season cast iron you can clean it however you want. Even with soap. The oils you bake on there at such high heat causes polymerization.
You don’t have to continue to season cast iron after cleaning it, unless you’re cleaning it with a fucking angle grinder.
HeartyBeast@kbin.social 11 months ago
Putting a seasoned cast iron pan in the dishwasher isn’t a great idea, in my experience
Perfide@reddthat.com 11 months ago
Dishwashers can have some pretty high pressures involved, I wouldn’t be surprised if it can literally chip the seasoning off.
grue@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I might be wrong, but I think if your “seasoning” is thick enough to chip off it means you did it wrong and failed to scrub away the excess food residue.