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I hate cast iron so I am in favour of this. (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

I wash mine with Dawn soap and hand dry it,

Yeah, I think the big hangup for a lot of people is that detergents used to contain lye which would react with the steel. No longer the case. Folks will seriously refuse to clean their pans which is gross AF.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

dawn literally has lye in it

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 hours ago

From what I can see, it’s used to balance the pH. So I assume a small amount.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

React with the steel.. in the cast iron? I'm confused

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Steel is like 98% iron. Sorry for the mistake.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 minutes ago

But cast iron doesn't contain steel, it contains iron and carbon