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Ok, honestly, is cast-iron really any better than a non-stick, stainless, copper (anything else?) pan? (lemmy.world)

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To me, someone who celebrates a bit more of the spectrum than most: Metal hot. Make food hot.

Non-stick means easier cleanup, but my wife seems to think cast-iron is necessary for certain things (searing a prime rib roast, for example.).

After I figure those out, then I gotta figure out gas vs. electric vs. induction vs infrared....

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[-] Zarxrax@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago

Cast iron pans are fucking heavy. As soon as I tried picking one up, I knew I don't want to cook with that on a regular basis.

I have gone through several non stick pans and they all suck because they will wear out relatively quickly. Eventually things will start to stick, and then you are in trouble because you have to treat them gently to avoid scraping off the nonstick coating, so you end up in a catch 22 situation where you can't actually scrub stuff off without making it worse.

I switched to a stainless steel pan about a year ago and I love it. The weight is somewhere in between cast iron and most nonstick pans. I've never had anything get horribly stuck to it, and it's not difficult to clean because you can use abrasive sponges or whatever without damaging it.

[-] grillgamesh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

skill issue. it's easy to lift and use cast iron. proof: ~(imperial measuring tape for scale)~

just work out, and do exercise. don't be a keyboard warrior who can barely lift his chicken nuggs.

[-] grillgamesh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 days ago

hahahaha all these downvotes clearly mean nobody can take a joke lmao

[-] MotoAsh@piefed.social 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Ehhhh, even crappy nonstick will last years upon years as long as you do not use metal utensils or clean aggressively. (at least the kind of 'cheap' that's still somewhat maybe worth spending money on... there is always absolute made for trash garbage under capitalism...)

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