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You baby your cookware and debate the differences of each type.

I don't even know what type of cookware I have.

We are not the same.

/s I am indeed unreasonably mad.

Not that you put the cast iron in the dishwasher (enjoy your rust), but the fact that you can actually fit the pan in your dishwasher. I recently spent $350 on a portable dishwasher and your iron skillet is bigger than that. I bought that thing to NOT have to scrub dishes. Thanks for reminding me that I STILL have to scrub pots and pans!

I love cast iron for cooking. It's also very forgiving. Depending what I am cooking it gets treated carefully for the seasoning, or scrubbed with dish soap. The beautiful thing is I can take it camping, come home and scrub all the 'seasoning' off, then re-season with 30 min in the oven an a bit of olive oil.

Why do you hate cast iron?

I used to love cast iron but carbon steel has stolen my heart

Setting off the pan nerds should be listed as a war crime by the Geneva Convention.

Meanwhile, I'm like "huh, maybe you should learn how to cook, but you do your stuff, that's your own business".

I see someone has chosen violence today

Wash it all you want, should be fine as long as you hand dry it after.

Ceramic rules.

Also throw in the metal fork you used to scrape your expensive non-stick pan.

You son of a-

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You can wash Cast Iron all you like, I wouldn't suggest the dishwasher, just don't use soap, scrape with a plastic paint scrapper under hot water, heat until smoking, rub some oil on it, let cool. Easy peasy. After knowing we're all poisoning ourselves with the nonstick coating and have been for decades, the Cast Iron is a great nonstick alternative.

I just reseasoned my 12” Lodge today! A lot of nasty smells coming out as I took off layers and layers of old seasoning with barkeeper’s friend. But now it has a non sticky, glassy smooth new sunflower oil seasoning. Very slick!

Does anyone know how to avoid having bacon foul up the seasoning? Seems like it always reacts chemically and incorporates proteins into the seasoning which make it nasty and dry and flaky rather than smooth and glassy.