BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 18 hours agoI hate cast iron so I am in favour of this.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square187fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1imageI hate cast iron so I am in favour of this.lemmy.worldBonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 18 hours agomessage-square187fedilink
minus-squarech00f@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·15 hours ago 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.
minus-squarech00f@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 hours agoFrom what I can see, it’s used to balance the pH. So I assume a small amount.
minus-squareNurse_Robot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·14 hours agoReact with the steel… in the cast iron? I’m confused
minus-squarech00f@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·9 hours agoSteel is like 98% iron. Sorry for the mistake.
minus-squareNurse_Robot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 hours agoBut cast iron doesn’t contain steel, it contains iron and carbon
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.
dawn literally has lye in it
From what I can see, it’s used to balance the pH. So I assume a small amount.
React with the steel… in the cast iron? I’m confused
Steel is like 98% iron. Sorry for the mistake.
But cast iron doesn’t contain steel, it contains iron and carbon