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facepalm. Censorship absurdity.
ML lmao
You got that right think treatment lol
Elite Moderation, zero reading comprehension
Plastic and food shouldn't mix.
We fucked up real bad. Gonna be a long road to fix this shit.
Food and different metals shouldn't either.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lyrj-CYC5I8
metal is best shit we got, mate.
stainless steel is OG all purpose.
cast iron is best for some use cases.
enabled cast iron is niche for the more elite chef.
anything is else is trash but willing to hear suggestions.
What is enabled cast iron?
Bet you aren't activating your carbons either
Enameled
Clay pots or bust, maybe the occasional meat on a stick
Science Luddism x Cottagecore I love it
This is very specific since he even build up a little rice tower pressing up against the foil.
Well, you need food, metal and another metal all touching each other for this to happen. I've seen my sister make the mistake IRL so it certainly does happen.
How did she manage to do it? I usually only see people use this example for topping half eaten pots, which means the amount of food in them should be far away from the aluminium foil.
What kind of utter madman both (a) doesn't have matching lids for his pots and also (b) refuses to take the leftovers out of a pot (which is a vessel for cooking, not storage) and put them into a more appropriate container?
Also, if you have a cast iron pan that is extremely rusted, get a brass bristle drill attachment and blast all the rust off with it.
After you have finished that and cleaned it, season it like the other poster mentioned and it will be as smooth as almost any Teflon you've ever used.
Geez, I hope people aren’t out there using rusted cast iron. That’s beyond ignorant.
I have found cast iron pans in the trash that were trashed because they were Rusty. Cleaning them, de-rusting them, and reseasoning them but them back into service and they are some of my favorite cast iron.
excess iron can be dangerous but how can anyone cook without fat... unless they wash it heavy duty soap every time.
My brother in law (a chemist) just soaps up his cast irons. He uses them every day and cleans them fairly soon after use. They look like pans you see in a magazine ad. Perfect.
strong seasoning?
Weak soap.
The whole "don't wash cast iron with soap" advice is old -- so old, in fact, that it was from back when everybody used lye soap.
Do yourself a favour and start using proper cast iron or stainless steel frying pans as well. You gotta learn how to use them, but it's a whole different level. I'm never going back to non-stick.
To get started with a new pan:
Never, ever, wash with soap. If you do by accident, repeat the above process to coat the pan again.
When cooking:
I use an old cast iron that's a bit rugged in the bottom for pancakes. It's the most amazing thing ever. I found it in the trash one day. The cast iron allows me to use a steel spatula when it needs to be thin, otherwise I use wood.
I thought this is only something done to cast iron. Should you do this with stainless steel pots too?!
The "to get started with a new pan" part only applies to (bare, not enameled) cast iron. The "when cooking" part applies to both.
A new cast iron pan should be washed with soap and water. They’re usually coated with something you don’t want to be eating to keep them from rusting from the factory to your home. You scrub that off and then season it.
Huh, good to know - I've only ever used old ones. They always clean off pretty easy with just water and a firm dish brush.
After Googling a bit, it turns out dish soaps were much more powerful in the past, which is why old people always say not to use dish soap in a pan. Newer soaps are generally milder and won't damage the seasoning. It never occurred to me to question it. Thanks!
I'll probably keep going without soap though, but it's nice to know I can be a little less fanatic about it. :)
I wash my cast iron with dish soap after every use and I can still slide eggs around in the pan. Definitely agree, though. I only have 1 non-stick pan that I almost never use. Stainless steel and cast iron are really the only 2 types that you need
Enameled cast iron (which IMO is different enough from regular cast iron to be a separate category) is a nice choice for dutch ovens.
Greenpan FTW!
You can wash these pans with soap, you just shouldn’t abrade them. Soap isn’t going to remove the molecular bonding unless you’re scrubbing the hell out of it.
Also, Teflon’s a no go but I was under the impression ceramic is ok. Is anything wrong with that coating for cooking?
Thanks - apparently modern soap is much milder on the seasoning, so it's not really a problem any more. I've never thought to question the advice that was passed down the generations. :)
Nothing wrong with ceramic from a food safety perspective. I love it in my cast iron pot, not sure I would go for it in a frying pan.
I was under the impression ceramic is ok. Is anything wrong with that coating for cooking?
Only that you shouldn't expect it to actually be non-stick, LOL. Personally, I don't see the point of it and consider it inferior to cast iron, carbon steel, enameled cast iron, or stainless-clad aluminum.
Ceramic loses its' non-stick properties quite fast, cause the coating gets porous.
Yeah our Fika ceramic pans aren’t that great anymore after 2 years.
I'm on year four of using a ceramic pan to cook scrambled eggs in butter at least 4 days a week and it is still pretty slick.
Is it other foods like acidic tomato sauces that mess with the coating?