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[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

That's just a dirty pan. Actual cast iron seasoning isn't sticky or dirty because it has no impurities from the food, it's actually polymerized with the cast iron and it should look make the pan look black and glassy. I wash mine with Dawn soap and hand dry it, and it makes Teflon look like a joke. I can heat it without any butter or oil, drop in a glob of egg yolk, and it'll slide like it's skating on Astroglide. You're having a skill issue and you need to get good.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 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] 3 points 3 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago

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

[–] [email protected] -1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 46 minutes ago

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