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[-] apprehensively_human@lemmy.ca 27 points 5 months ago

For those who don't know, you can wash cast iron with modern detergents, and as long as you dry it properly you won't have any problems.

It used to be that dish detergents contained lye that would strip the seasoning off of cast iron cookware.

[-] pleasestopasking@reddthat.com 12 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Yep, which is why of you ever want to strip and re-season cast iron, you use a lye bath with some electrolysis magic. Do that once and you'll see why back in the lye soap days, you ~~want~~ weren't supposed to wash them.

[-] derry@midwest.social 11 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

PSA be careful buying lye. It has other uses than soap making, including stripping of carcasses to the bone, and then turning the fat into soap. If you order enough you might get a visit from your friendly government agent.

Corrected as to what it does.

[-] Saleh@feddit.org 9 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

lye (sodium hydroxide) has all sorts of uses and for cleaning your pan you don't need it dry. Just buy a cleaning agent containing it.

It is one of the most used chemical products and i strongly doubt that anyone having normal uses for it will ever get a government visit.

[-] cosmictrickster@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

The first rule of ~~fight club~~ project mayhem is…

[-] Univ3rse@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 5 months ago

That's why I buy all my lye through my LLC, Bone Soap Co.

[-] Jakule17@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

It doesn’t turn bone to soap, it turns fat to soap

[-] Furbag@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Why is this answer always so far down in the thread, right below all the nonsense and superstition that perpetuate the "cast iron is really complicated to maintain!"?

Soap and water is all you need, be sure to thoroughly dry the surface. If you get rust spots, just polish them off with a cast-iron cleaning sponge or some steel wool. Re-oil as necessary. Do not put in the dishwasher.

That's it. Not sure why the message gets so muddled with other methods involving stripping and reseasoning and baking and such... It's not required.

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