THE ERA OF TRUMP

[SuburbanFarmer]

Cast iron is literally one step above pig iron. It's a very cheap form of iron that requires much less processing than steel and is usually composed of recycled iron. There is nothing special about it other than its latent loose structure of carbon to iron geometry that allows it to heat efficiently and evenly. It is an underrated engine block that can handle more boost or a cast iron pan that can be well maintained and last forever but it is by no means or manner a performance metal.

Yeah, and if you buy 1/16” thick ‘seasoned cast iron’ from Walmart, you deserve what you get.

[TheReal_ND]

Mine is well over a 1/16th of an inch thick and weighs about twice as much as the stainless one I ended up opting for which is even larger in diameter. It is preseasoned but it's not something you can just wash and forget. I spent more than a few hours treating it with coconut oil in the oven to get a very nice sheen texture on it however it's performance in my case, as a person living in a van, has left me with a rusted and gutless twenty pound pan. There is nothing advantageous about using your silly cast iron unless it's because you enjoy the extra maintenance or it's possibly something like a Dutch oven which would still require ridiculous maintenance.

[SuburbanFarmer]

Mine is well over a 1/16th of an inch thick and weighs about twice as much as the stainless one I ended up opting for which is even larger in diameter. It is preseasoned but it's not something you can just wash and forget. I spent more than a few hours treating it with coconut oil in the oven to get a very nice sheen texture on it however it's performance in my case, as a person living in a van, has left me with a rusted and gutless twenty pound pan. There is nothing advantageous about using your silly cast iron unless it's because you enjoy the extra maintenance or it's possibly something like a Dutch oven which would still require ridiculous maintenance.

I mean, boiling ramen noodles won’t be any different, but for those of us with meat to cook, it does cook a hell of a lot more evenly than any steel, nonstick, or even ceramic that I’ve seen. Everything in the pan is heated, not just the center.

That means no crusty, burnt sausage/egg/gravy residue to scrape off, while using flimsy plastic or a sponge, because you can’t risk damaging that delicate chemical compound that’s leeching into your diet.

I can hit it with steel wool, paint scraper, whatever I want. Much easier to clean.

[TheReal_ND]

I don't own Tupperware and I cook all manner of meats. I simply wipe it down with vinegar and a wet cloth.

[Okeefenokee]

Cast iron is literally one step above pig iron. It's a very cheap form of iron that requires much less processing than steel and is usually composed of recycled iron. There is nothing special about it other than its latent loose structure of carbon to iron geometry that allows it to heat efficiently and evenly. It is an underrated engine block that can handle more boost or a cast iron pan that can be well maintained and last forever but it is by no means or manner a performance metal.

No one said we were exploring the stars with this shit. It's fucking scrambled eggs.

[Speaker to Animals]

Mine are cuisenart tri-ply. As long as you dont fuck them up with metal utensils, they should last decades. They are not even the high-end cookware.

[TheReal_ND]

Scrambled eggs will fuck over cast iron very quickly if it's not maintained my dude. I don't have to worry about that with my stainless steel skillet fortunately. Thankfully, I don't slave in front of an oven fretting over it's state of seasoning. I just wipe it off and whatever.

[SuburbanFarmer]

Scrambled eggs will fuck over cast iron very quickly if it's not maintained my dude. I don't have to worry about that with my stainless steel skillet fortunately. Thankfully, I don't slave in front of an oven fretting over it's state of seasoning. I just wipe it off and whatever.

Not true at all, unless you bought the chink bullshit at Walmart. Eggs don’t even touch my shit, with a little butter melted first. They slide onto my plate, and you can’t even tell I used the pan.

[TheReal_ND]

^you don't know what your talking about. It's illegal to sell Chink shit with a made in America brand at Walmart



By the by this is what I've been cooking with for months in my van. I don't use metal utensils but I guess the very minor scoring is from dirt or something. Bear in mind I've literally cooked fish straight from the beach in it. It hasn't given me a single issue. I just fry it up and forget about it. If I find too much accumulation I pour some vinegar on it and wipe it off.

[Okeefenokee]

Hide your receipts.