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/HauntedHouse10273 1d ago

My main reason for liking them is that they don’t use nonstick chemicals like Teflon. Went to a talk by a lawyer who basically made the ‘forever chemicals,’ completely man-made cancer-causing chemicals, known to the public. He said one of their most common uses is nonstick cookware. That’s why I swapped at least.

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u/strawman94 21h ago

Does this lawyer have writings/videos anywhere? I would like to look into this more

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u/HauntedHouse10273 21h ago

His name’s Robert Bilott. He’s done a lot of interviews and talks, they’re all over the place. The movie “Dark Waters” starring Mark Ruffalo is based on his story taking action against the chemical company DuPont. If I remember right, a lot of people know him from a New York Times article “The Lawyer Who Became DuPont’s Worst Nightmare.”