• MrJameGumb@lemmy.world
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    That is what cast iron looks like if you strip it down to the bare metal. It’s not actually ruined, but it will be unusable until someone goes through the process of re-seasoning it

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        I had a roommate who thought this, and therefore never washed or rinsed their cast iron. They refused to believe otherwise.

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          You should avoid washing and rinsing it as much as possible, especially avoiding soap. When food sticks, I usually just soak it, scrub it using a loofah, and then dry it over a hot burner or in a high-temperature oven.

          I saw one guy on YouTube who scrubbed his out using salt. I think I’m going to start using this technique, because it avoids water altogether.

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            no, the soap thing was from back when soaps contained Lye. dont use grandma’s soap on cast iron. please use a small amt of soap on your cookware

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            I got a chain mail cloth thing that does a pretty decent job of getting the pan clean without using soap. When it fails I use steel wool that doesn’t come pre-soaped.

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              Chain mail and dish detergent every time. Usually just needs a quick wipe, then dry with a paper towel.

              Occasionally something sticks but you’re already set to scrub. In that case, you’ll need to touch up the seasoning after

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      Which is a bit time consuming and takes a little practice, but is a pretty great feature for getting a pan back into working condition in situations where a steel or aluminum pan might be ruined.

      I had a few imperfections on a lodge that were catching the spatula, but too big to just knock off with said spatula. After a light 5 minute sanding with an orbital sander, a wash, and a couple hours for the new seasoning to bake on it was back in business.

      Now it is my favorite cast iron pan!

      (I cook most things on ceramic non-stick though)

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      Wouldn’t even call it unusable as is.

      I am pretty sure you could cook bacon or similarly fatty stuff in there right away.
      Then again there are people that see cooking bacon as a legitimate form of seasoning a pan.

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        If my cooking senses are right, it would be like cooking bacon in a stainless steel pan, which is sticky and burny but not impossible

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          No, they’re right cooking bacon is a way people season cast iron! You have to cook a lot of it though, and it’s really not the best way to do it lol

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          you really oughtta season your stainless steel too, then you likely won’t have such issues.

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      Can’t we just get a Tefal so we can clean them like normal people?

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        Cleaning cast iron is actually super easy, this person didn’t “clean” it though they sanded it down to the bare metal which makes things more difficult