A few years ago I had the bright idea to just use dishwasher powder for regular washing up. The cast iron pan kept needing to be reseasoned until I stopped doing that. I think that stuff might still have lye, or at least something harsh enough to mess up cast iron.
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chocrates@piefed.world 4 weeks agoDoes the dishwasher even ruin seasoning anymore? Since soap stopped using lye I heard it’d pretty gentle on seasoning these days
dogfoodeater@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 weeks ago
chocrates@piefed.world 4 weeks ago
Dishwasher grit is abrasive when it it is dry. I guess I assumed it was saturated into the water before it was sprayed on dishes but I dont really know.
I use it to clean my bathtub. It works great, hope I’m not destroying anything
A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
yep, all of the mythos about having to baby delicate cast iron basically came from the era of lye soap. . soap isnt caustic anymore, so as long as you dry it when its done (or throw it in a warm oven to dry off) you’ll be fine.
PotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.de 4 weeks ago
The prolonged water + heat is still bad. Last time my partner put it in there, the season was still on there, but didn’t feel as smooth anymore, and there were a few rusty spots.
RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
This. My dishwasher doesn’t seem to “strip” the pans. I rarely have to do more than heat a little oil and wipe it around the pans if they go through the dishwasher.