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no but seriously though

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[-] Wheaties@hexbear.net 23 points 11 months ago

Copper will oxidize in the dishwasher and turn green. Copper-oxide is very toxic, so doing so is unsafe.

[-] laziestflagellant@hexbear.net 38 points 11 months ago

Imagine having to worry about your pan poisoning you just from trying to wash it

This post made by stainless steel pan gang

[-] hexaflexagonbear@hexbear.net 31 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

In my defence I didn't realize my pan was sentient, hates baths, and is very vindictive.

[-] context@hexbear.net 10 points 11 months ago

is your pan a cat?

[-] context@hexbear.net 23 points 11 months ago

theory-gary ceramics exist so you don't need to worry about heavy metal poisoning

[-] iridaniotter@hexbear.net 22 points 11 months ago

I mean you're probably not using copper pans unless you're a fancy chef anyway

[-] ziggurter@hexbear.net 3 points 11 months ago

And if you go to most stores and buy a pot or pan they advertise as "copper", then you're literally just buying something with copper-colored non-stick coating, and it is not actually made of the metal we commonly call copper. Dumb shit.

[-] Findom_DeLuise@hexbear.net 5 points 11 months ago

You can put cast iron in the dishwasher once or twice, as a treat

But you'll be re-seasoning afterwards

[-] CarbonScored@hexbear.net 7 points 11 months ago

Yet there's no need. Washing a cast-iron pan takes no more than 20 seconds, even after cooking sticky messy foods :)

[-] Findom_DeLuise@hexbear.net 4 points 11 months ago

Username checks out

[-] ziggurter@hexbear.net 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

And if you really have to do more than the 20 second plain water rinse and rub (never use soap on cast iron), start dry and scrub with equal volumes of salt and oil.

[-] CarbonScored@hexbear.net 4 points 11 months ago

Best I can see when searching, green copper oxide is basically inert biologically. Plenty of complaints about the toxicity of nanoparticles, but that's a whole other game.

[-] Wheaties@hexbear.net 3 points 11 months ago

huh

i've heard many times that something about copper in dishwashers is unsafe, just assumed it was the copper oxide

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