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I'm thinking about getting pic related
Does brand matter? I saw one at the grocery store for 23$
Do I need to get something specific to clean it?

>> No.16996700

>>16996624
dont get chink shit

>> No.16996703

>>16996624
Hot water and salt

>> No.16996715
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16996715

>I'm so hesitant about a $20 hunk of soft iron
shut the fuck up

>> No.16996718

>>16996624
steel wool is best for cleaning. You can you any soap you want since it isnt 1800 and we dont make soap out of lye anymore.

>> No.16996732

Buy from lodge or another american company, you can't trust chink shit. It should come pre-seasoned but you can season it further with a little oil and some high heat. Clean it like any other pan, but don't use detergent soap, that can remove the seasoned layer. Also dry it immediately after washing instead of letting it drip dry, otherwise it might develop rust.

>> No.16996827

>>16996624
Just don't buy chinkshit and don't let a woman anywhere near it, and you and your progeny will have it for 500 years.

>> No.16997008

Lodge pans are good, but my Victoria pan has a longer handle which makes it wayyyy easier to handle. They're slightly more expensive but still cheap as fuck.
If you do get a Lodge, just go to Marshalls, TJ Maxx, Homegoods, or Tuesday Morning because they're mad cheap there

>> No.16997073

>>16996700
Why?

>> No.16997080

>>16996732
This sounds like solid advice, thank you.

>> No.16997084

Getting expensive cast iron pans is a scam. Literally, the only difference is how good the pre-seasoning is which you can do yourself very easily.

>> No.16997173

>>16996624
just get Lodge as someone else said. it's cheap because it's a piece of cast iron and that's it.
clean it as you would a normal pan. don't listen to others about not using soap, it's not in contact long enough with it to do any damage. best to use something abrasive to get shit off fast. do indeed dry it right away though. and then heat it up and apply oil to the inside again to keep up the seasoning.

>> No.16997181

Go to an antique store and get an old pan from 100 years ago. The cost is about the same.

>> No.16997184
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16997184

>>16996624
get a Finex 12 inch and 8inch skillet with lid only (500$ total) but you can probably get them for less this black friday
use code BBC at checkout for 10% more added to your total

>> No.16997211

>>16997173
Soap is fine, but detergents made with certain surfactants can and will strip the seasoning

>> No.16997265

>>16997184
someone post the soiboy

>> No.16998586

>>16997080
You will end up burning off the preseasoning anyway. New ones come oiled which need to be cleaned prior to use.
Loads of seasoning tutorials on YouTube.

>> No.16998596

>>16996624
Go for Lodge. They're not that expensive and it's made in USA

>> No.16999668

>>16996624
i got lodge

>> No.16999671

>>16997073
not him, but it's explained here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWUhAkHrOFI

>> No.16999718

Get a lodge. As for cleaning, lodge also sells a plastic scraper that seems to work well.

>> No.16999725

>>16996624
go to an antique store or flea market and look for one that is pre 1965. they are smoother and lighter. pre 1965 will not be marked "made in usa"