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16582830 No.16582830 [Reply] [Original]

I bought cast iron pan.
Shit is awesome, heats way more even than inox or teflon (aluminium).
How do I take care of it? From factory it doesn't seem to be seasoned well and stuff kinda sticks.

>> No.16582835

What brand?

>> No.16582837

>>16582830
Treat it like you do teflon. Into the dishwasher after every use and no metal utensils

>> No.16582845

>>16582830
Use it to render bacon slowly for a few months. It will work out.

>> No.16582852

>>16582837
No. Absolutely don’t listen to this guy

>> No.16582858

>>16582830
>How do I take care of it?
you don't
it takes care of you

>> No.16582867

>>16582852
Wash with hot water only (no soap as it will strip seasoning) and use a coarse brush or steel mail to clean it. Then dry by throwing it on a hot stove to evaporate moisture. Throw a bit of oil on now and then while drying to help establish the seasoning. My cast irons are more non stick then a new Teflon. Can flip an egg like butter

>> No.16582878
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>>16582830
how I do it: rinse and pat dry after use. if it's really greasy, or has charred stuck residue, dish soap + scrub with pic related, then rinse and pat dry. I have had no problems so far after months of use, never had to put it in the oven or any meme like that, maybe it's because I use it often and with a lot of oil.

>> No.16582880

>>16582830
I like the chainmail scrubbers for knocking off buildup. Hot pan + <1/4cup of water + chainmail swiped over it a few times. Rinse, dry, wipe with oil.

>> No.16582885

>>16582835
Chinese noname.
Originally I wanted steel scrapyard brand, but somebody took it already (can you believe people throw away fully functional stuff?).
>>16582837
But it is not teflon.
Wouldn't soapy water in dishwasher remove oil and make it rust?
>>16582867
So it will get better more I use it, right?

>> No.16582886

>>16582867
>no soap as it will strip seasoning

>use a coarse brush or steel mail to clean it

soap with strip seasoning, abrasives will not

boy, you're powerful stupid, ain't ya.

>> No.16582924

>>16582885
>But it is not teflon.
>Wouldn't soapy water in dishwasher remove oil and make it rust?
surprisingly they're very similar. The seasoning that builds up is essentially molecularly identical to teflon

>> No.16582931

>>16582886
LYE soap will strip polymerized oils off the surface. A light scrubbing will not affect the glassy surface of built up oils.

>> No.16582996

>>16582924
I have doubts seasoning is a fluoropolymer.
And it is not like you scrape it and done, as you can re-season it in theory.

Anyway, I tried coating pan with oil and heating it until i get light oil smoke and then turning off the heat, and it seems to work to make seasoning a bit stronger. Because it is seasoned from factory, but not that good i guess

>> No.16583003

>>16582886
You’re fucking retarded and have never owned a cast iron that’s not covered in plastic fake brand like Lodge or bought at target

>> No.16583004

Hope you bought it seasoned.

>> No.16583027

>>16582931
hogwash. i use soap on mine all the time

>>16583003
no, i'm not fucking you

>> No.16583079

>>16583027
I don't think you know what lye soap is. Used to just be called soap and your great grandma would make it out of bacon grease. Now, you buy bottled liquid detergent. Very different.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_hydroxide#Cleaning_agent

>> No.16583085

>>16583079
yes, i agree. you're stupid.

>> No.16583950

>>16583003
>lodge
fuck that explains a lot, it was the only one available.
how do i make lodge good?

>> No.16583974

>>16583950
I took a sander to mine and now it leaks like a sieve. Glass smooth though, beside all the pockmarks from their state of the art casting process. The holes, pockmarks and hairline cracks might plug up eventually with seasoning and foodstuffs. But until then I'll just be cleaning my stovetop more often.

>> No.16584098

>>16583974
Oh yeah, my chink cast iron isnt smooth, kinda rough. Am I supposed to sand it smooth kek?

>> No.16584192

>>16582830
What the fuck is inox? Some industrial cleaning agent?

>> No.16584299

>>16582830
big iron shill

>> No.16584426

>>16584192
Stainless steel

>> No.16584822

>>16582837
NONOONON OH GOD NO

>> No.16585676

>>16582845
is there a reason why you couldn't just simmer oil in a cast iron for a week straight to season it? is it really necessary to waste bacon that'll stick to the pan and clean shit off it for months? there has to be a shortcut for this cast iron shit

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This Lodge pan is probably my most used piece, I sanded it down a little and re-seasoned. I don't care if I abuse the new Lodge pans, would do stuff in those that I probably wouldn't do in my vintage pieces. Any new piece is going to have the rough surface and you're gonna get sticking food. Sanding and re-seasoning seemed to help but I think heat control is more important.

To clean I use Dawn and a green scrub sponge. If I have stuck on bits I will use a chainmail scrubber and if it's really bad I'll put some water in the pan and let it sit for 20-30 min.