Why is it considered okay to eat off cast iron that has never been cleaned, aka seasoned? I think people would get sick if I didn’t wash my regular pans, yet cast iron is fine.
In: Chemistry
This is one of those things that’s also changed over time. Today’s soaps are less caustic than soaps from the past. Those caustic soaps would more easily strip the seasoning away.
I don’t worry about using soap and a scrub pad on my cast iron. I just hit it with some spray oil and heat it until it smokes.
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