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[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 10 points 2 days ago (3 children)

The whole cast iron thing is such a cult. Always makes me laugh when someone tries to preach it to me, how it's great, then there's all this stuff you need to do that you normally wouldn't, oh right you can't do this and you need to do this and yes it's heavy as all hell but that's actually a good thing

lol

[–] BugleFingers@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'm not a fan boy, I actually resisted getting one for nearly a year before one was gifted to me. There are a couple perks and draw backs I've learned. Pros: heating is pretty even, cleaning is actually way easier (IMO), and I can use metal on it. Cons: needs to be seasoned, takes longer to heat, some people get the ick from seeing rust.

TBH it's pretty much the only pan I use now (cause I find cleaning easier and I'm lazy AF), but people should use whatever suits them.

[–] Zoomboingding@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

If you're drying it properly you really shouldn't be getting any rust. I sometimes get a bit on the handle loop but that's it.

[–] BugleFingers@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I personally don't get rust but some people do and they can dislike that. Usually I'll put the stove on low and help it evaporate to avoid rust. Its also really only a concern if (lye free) soap is used because otherwise the seasoning prevents it pretty well

[–] RaccoonBall@lemm.ee 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yeah I got one for free because a family member saw rust and wanted to throw it out.

Scrub, oil, and we're good to go.

[–] BugleFingers@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Rust (clean) is actually perfectly safe to eat! And can add extra iron content to your diet if necessary! https://van.physics.illinois.edu/ask/listing/12540

https://www.prevention.com/food-nutrition/healthy-eating/a20457846/is-using-rusty-cookware-really-that-big-of-a-deal/

(Most sources assume tainted rust, or large quantities, but small amounts of "clean" rust are fine, just don't over eat iron quantities)

[–] blackbelt352@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

People make this shole "cast iron cult" thing out to be a much bigger thing than it actually is. Cast iron is a durable material and has been used as a tool for cooking in the harshest of conditions for centuries, but to be able to use it in those harsh conditions it needs to be properly taken care of just like any tool.

The reason people seem so neurotic over taking care of cast iron is that cast iron cookware is an investment. Year after year a cast iron pan (and this applies to carbon steel pans too) becomes better and better the more the thin layers of oil polymerization into the seasoning. A fresh off the line Lodge dutch oven doesn't have the years of layer after layer after layer of polymerized oil on it as the same mode Lodge dutch oven my grandmother used when back she was half my age.

Cast iron is easy to take care of, there's nothing special about how to take care of it, but the ways to take care of it are specific because of the nature of the metal used. Hell I spend less time cleaning my cast iron pans and carbon steel wok than I do cleaning any other pan type.

[–] Dragonstaff@leminal.space 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The cast iron "purists" are silly. We just wash ours with soap and water and use it like any other pan. I only know of stuff you can do with cast iron, use metal spatulas, scrub it out with salt, and/or put it in the oven. Not sure what you can't do.

Granted, I don't put any pots and pans in the dishwasher. Maybe y'all have bigger dishwashers than I do, but if one item takes up half the space, what's even the point?

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Tomatoes/tomato sauce seems to be a contentious topic.

[–] cactopuses@lemm.ee 2 points 1 day ago

That’s just cause of acidity, I’ve made sauces in mine and it’s been fine.