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That reason in part is paranoia about "fat" in food which was conveniently used to distract from sugar and high-fructose corn syrup.
by hnbad 2y ago
That reason in part is paranoia about "fat" in food which was conveniently used to distract from sugar and high-fructose corn syrup.
- Cthulhu_ 2y agoIronically I have to use more fat/oil in a non-stick pan than a cast iron one.
- dotancohen 2y agoI just started cooking in an iron pan, and I love it. It's actually not significantly more difficult to clean once you learn to leave the seasoning on and get over the cultural conditioning of what clean is essentially. The cooking process it also far better, with the whole pan being uniformly hot and staying that way.
- Jarmsy 2y agoThere are a lot of old misconceptions around about cast iron seasoning. It's a layer of bioplastic formed by the polymerization when heating a thin layer of oil on the pan to high temperature - It's not about leaving your pan dirty or 'flavored'. You can clean it with regular dish soap just fine, that isn't strong enough to take the layer off.
- Kototama 2y agoExactly. Even the Lodge manufacturer, for example, indicates on their website that you can use a small amount of soap.
- dotancohen 2y agoYes, correct. I'll add, though, that this takes skill to develop. Even the soap just left on the sponge from washing other utensils is too much. So I'll often just foregoe the soap unless there is an egregious bit of food stuck on it - which is rare as the heat is so well distributed on cast iron that I don't burn food anymore using it.
- astura 2y ago>and get over the cultural conditioning of what clean is essentially. Eww, gross. This is not necessary, you can (and should) actually clean your cast iron pans. I certainly clean mine.
- dotancohen 2y agoNo, it's not gross. It's just not squeaky obsessively free of oil. But it's still clean.
- astura 2y agoThis you? https://www.reddit.com/r/Cooking/comments/taz86n/comment/i04a6bp/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Cooking/comments/taz86n/comment/i04...
- dotancohen 2y agoNo, that's not me. In any case, in our language we don't use the same word for the pan coating that we use for food flavouring. There is no smell on these pans! But yes, if people are treating their cookware as referenced in that page, then I understand why you are appalled.
- astura 2y agoI mean, when you say "get over the cultural conditioning of what clean is" it makes it sound like you are cooking with dirty pans.
- kazinator 2y agoClean as in hot water and soap? Or clean as in industrial degreaser or varnish stripper?
- fooblaster 2y agoThe fear of using soap was real back 100 years ago when soap contained lye, which would destroy the seasoning on your pan. Today is this no longer true, so clean away!
- dotancohen 2y agoI suppose that depends on the type of soap. Do you have a source that I could read? Thank you!
- fooblaster 2y agosoap does lot contain lye anymore. This is where I learned this: https://youtu.be/zGR-pyLHz1s?si=En2OM2GxfNxhfZKY https://youtu.be/zGR-pyLHz1s?si=En2OM2GxfNxhfZKY
- dotancohen 2y agoThank you
- kazinator 2y agoDish soap is not going to contain lye because it's not made by cooking animal or vegetable fat in lye. Soap artist and still do that process though. Handmade soap will probably have some sodium hydroxide in it. (Does anyone use that for dishes?)
- larsrc 2y agoAnd that even when using plenty of fat, a sticky pan can be a bother to clean.
- Kototama 2y agoYou need to preheat the pan and not cook at a temperature where the oil polymerizes or the ingredients can burn. When you put something sticky in it, you need to wait a bit for the crust to form before moving it.
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