That’s gross. I use soap.
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YourPrivatHater@ani.social 3 days agoNah, it’s because the taste sticks and you shouldn’t scrub the layer of burned in away. The longer a cast-iron is in use the more of a unique taste it develops by itself, you can taste which cast-iron was used for cooking when you know them.
I have three and can taste the difference.
And no, its not dirty, its the intended use of cast-iron.
DannyBoy@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
YourPrivatHater@ani.social 3 days ago
Its literally being sterilized by the heat.
DannyBoy@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
So are toenail clippings I find on the street if I heat them up first, doesn’t mean I want to put them near my food.
EatATaco@lemm.ee 3 days ago
Seasoning is not about taste. You’re just using a dirty pan if it has stuff burned onto it. Your pan should not be imparting any taste into your food.
YourPrivatHater@ani.social 3 days ago
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EatATaco@lemm.ee 3 days ago
Step 4 literally says to scrub until all of the brown bits are gone. Look at the picture in step 5, does that look like anything is burnt onto it? I see nothing in that says anything about taste.
Also, wikiHow is a garbage source as anyone can submit anything they want. They don’t have to have any clue what they’re talking about.
Here is cooks illustrated, a well respected cooking magazine that tests everything, talking cleaning.
And yes, they say soap is fine. If mild dish detergent is removing your seasoning, it wasn’t seasoned properly.
YourPrivatHater@ani.social 3 days ago
Yeah but
Most dish soap isn’t mild, and its unnecessary.
Its about the black burned in that needs to stay.
Im using my cast-iron over actual fire (not gas) so that might explain the difference.