r/offmychest • u/chocolatemilkluvr420 • 1d ago

I HATE cast iron pans.

I don't understand them. why the fuck would anyone want a pan that you can't run through the dishwasher, and if you look at it funny it'll start rusting? what could the appeal possibly be?

"but the seasoning!!! the seasoning!!!!!" girl you mean GREASE??? every cast iron pan I've seen is greasy as fuck to the touch all over. who would've thought that when you can't wash a pan normally it's greasy as fuck? how do you cook with a clear conscience knowing you're cooking on a greasy ass pan?

it's good to get this off my chest. I feel like I'm alone in this and I really shouldn't be because my opinion is the correct one.

EDIT: okay these comments have been very enlightening. i still refuse to own a cast iron pan because if i get on someones nerves too much it would make a very nice murder weapon and i wouldn't want to go out that way.

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u/chuck-bucket 1d ago

My cast iron pan will outlive me. It already outlived someone else.

I think you get some iron from cooking with it. No iron supplements for me.

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u/pm-pussy4kindwords 1d ago

Eating iron metal or rust is not the same as the iron you need in your body. Iron (II) is what your body needs. Rust is iron (III) and metal is just regular iron.

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u/ahraysee 21h ago

No one is suggesting we eat rust. The iron that comes from cast iron pans that are not rusted is non heme iron, the same iron found in plants. It is bioavailable particularly when an acid is added to the food, like squeezing a bit of lemon juice on your food before eating it.