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> Cooking high acidity food will absolutely strip all the seasoning off your pan if done for long enough That statement doesn't seem compatible with the chemis
by delta_p_delta_x 2y ago
> Cooking high acidity food will absolutely strip all the seasoning off your pan if done for long enough
That statement doesn't seem compatible with the chemistry. The seasoning on a cast-iron is a (plastic) polymer that is fairly resistant to acid attack—especially the weak acids in food. It's why the strongest and most concentrated acids are stored in plastic and not glass beakers.
- fooblaster 2y agoTry it. 60 minutes boiling tomatoes takes the seasoning right off. its recommended as a way to restart seasoning from nothing. vinegar is also an alternative.