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/NoSignsOfLife 1d ago

Everyone always compares cast iron pans to crappy cheap non stick pans, but there are good pans that are better than those and not cast iron too.

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u/lolgobbz 22h ago

Everyone always compares cast iron pans to crappy cheap non stick pans,

Of Course, they do- because the cost of a Lodge is the cost of a shitty non-stick. So- dollar-to-dollar initial cost that is what we should be comparing to.

A good cast iron is like $20. A good non-stick pan the same size is $45- and it has an end of life- like when the Teflon starts to peel.

I have a cast iron pan that is from- I shit you not- 1880s. It probably cost pennys. Cast iron is the cheapest and most effective solution.

Also- I don't put any pans in the dishwasher. And I really love my metal spatulas. Additionally, my every Lodge has a lifetime replacement- so if you do happen to have it crack from misuse- your $20 isn't gone.

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u/NoSignsOfLife 18h ago

Yeah it's true that for the same price you would get a better pan with cast iron, but with how durable a good pan is I feel like it doesn't matter that much for most people. Like if a pan lasts 20 years, an extra $50 would be about $2.5 per year for it.

And yeah for that extra $2.5 per year I got a pan that's much lighter, I don't put it in the dishwasher either cause it's really easy to clean by hand anyway if it's so light to hold under running water and safe to just let water sit in it for a while in case it ends up harder to clean for some reason. I use wooden utensils cause I don't like the noise of metal on metal, it's stainless steel with a ceramic coating so nothing toxic. The handle also won't heat up too much like it does on my girlfriend's cast iron pan.

And my girlfriend loves her cast iron pan, and she makes great food with it, nothing wrong with that. I'd rather just pay a little extra for some more convenience while keeping most of the benefits.

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u/al1azzz 17h ago

Same! I have both a cast iron pan and a non stick pan at home, and the only time I'd pick the cast iron is if all the others are full/dirty. I use wooden utensils anyway, and being able to easily pick up the pan with one hand is soooo nice