You're going to go to cast iron hell for this
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The top comment on this post is "Just watch what the other dishes are doing and follow their lead. You can do this". (TikTok screencap)
That's enamel. It'll survive once or twice.
Not before I take this steel wool scour pad to a fully seasoned Field Company cast iron skillet that was soaked OVERNIGHT in vinegar water and then complain how dirty it was.
My Mother in Law literally did this. She ultimately bought me a new one.
The nice thing about cast iron is, even if you fuck up the pan pretty good, you can always re-season it and it's good to go.
Hell, even a the shittiest, oldest, rustiest cast iron pan is fine. Sand off the rust, and re-season!
It just wasn't the same honestly. There were channels cut into the side after she cleaned it that I always got food stuck in that spot. I would have had to sand it down to get rid of it.
I would have had to sand it down to get rid of it.
And now you have two, or one to give away...
Yep a vinegar bath can pit the metal, it's why vinegar isn't used to strip them.
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It just shouldn't have a crack in it.
Might even be a bit better after the sanding depending on the amount of post processing done by the manufacturer.
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I had never heard of Field Company. A lighter weight cast iron skillet sounds pretty great. I may have to spend on one at some point.
if you want something like cast iron but lighter you should consider carbon steel pans.
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It's a personal choice, but I've used Lodge along with a few other brands over the years and my 12 inch Field cast iron is my favorite.
Fields just feel like two thirds the weight of others and the new ones with the preseasoning last a good while before needing to reseason again. Very much worth it to me.
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Always upvote nsfdw
Do not put a Himalayan salt lamp in there. A dry cloth will do if you really want to clean it.
Makes me think of the racoon trying to wash its cotton candy.
Let me guess, you tried, it's gone, dissolved?
I never put plastic in the dishwasher even if it says it’s dishwasher safe. Like so many tupperware I own have warped over time even if it says it’s safe in the dishwasher and microwave. Also I like to reduce my micro plastic intake.
You gotta stop that. I've started microplastic maxing and it's been great. I feel like I just think about stuff less.
I'm thinking about adding in some macro plastics
It's a preservative Michael. I'm going to live forever.
It's the poor man's version of plastic surgery
Does your washer use a "heat dry" cycle at the end? Ive been putting in plastic lids on top and bottom racks but shutting off the heat dry setting for years and nothing's warped, I think that's the major culprit
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Don't own plastic, problem solved
I did until I had kids. Then I got tired of cleaning up broken glass at the worst times.
Survival of the fittest.
Yes, 2/3 of the wooden cutting boards I put in became unusable after a few washes or so.
But totally worth it finding that remaining 1/3 of tough ones that are now making life sooo much easier.
this post right here, officer
Not sure I follow. Someone care to fill me in?
American dishwashers run very hot and use harsh detergents. Some dishes and cookware will state on their packing or even on themselves that they are not dishwasher safe.
Despite this, the sheer convenience of the dishwasher will make people ignore the warnings, and the objects retain their basic functionality just often enough that the meme can be an open-ended YOLO-like joke, phrased like parental encouragement, instead of merely mocking people who try it.
With the exception of pots and pans, which take-up too much dishwasher space, if it can't survive in the dishwasher, I don't want it anyway. Run it through and if it breaks it breaks!
This. 'Gentle hand wash only' clothes go in the machine. If they can't go in the machine, let them be ruined.
Do not do this to formal wear
People with this mindset tend to stay far away from formal wear.
Nonsense. I've had to replace every suit jacket I've ever owned, so far, but I'll find one that makes the cut, eventually~
American dishwashers run very hot and use harsh detergents
How rude of them. I will use european dishwashers now and my dishes that aren't dishwasher safe will be better than ever.
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Unless it's some weak-ass plastic, "not dishwasher safe" usually means that certain parts of the item may experience cosmetic damage, and the company got tired of fielding complaints about that.
Lots of plastics can't take the high heat. They melt or warp.
Some things that would otherwise handle the heat have glue holding bits together that can't, like silicone grips on tongs.
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Dishwasher safe usually means that the plastic is safe for up to boiling water temperature. You can alter the chemistry of plastics so that you end up with microplastics in your food if you go above certain temps with most plastics.
Dishwashers have different cycles but they also have a "sanitation" cycle often which runs the water at boiling temps to kill bacteria to make it "food grade safe".
Also the cast iron is there to fuck with the cast iron cult since you're not supposed to wash them thoroughly but instead keep a small coating of whatever was there that makes it non-stick. You can watch "How to season a cast iron" to get the gist of it.
"Dishwasher safe" only means the plastic itself won't warp or disintegrate at consumer dishwasher temps. This is not the same as microwave safe, which means it won't warp or disintegrate at boiling/steam temps.
All of the studies I've seen have proven that all food/dishwasher "safe" plastics release millions of particles every cycle. All plastics basically release microplastics at all times, but the amount rapidly increases at anything above room temp.
Most consumer dishwashers don't go higher than 65-75c on any cycle (read the fucking manual). They clean by washing food away, not sanitization; including their self cleaning cycles.
"Food grade" has nothing to do with boiling point. Chicken is safe to eat at 75c. The min temp to prevent harmful bacteria growth of cooked food is 60c. Most of the salad you've ever eaten grew out of shit and has never seen temps above 30c, post harvest.
Source: science... mothafucka!
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This post should have been tagged NSFDW.
This is a Bosch. It will probably be ok. They're in a good neighborhood.
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