Cast ir*n hate thread

[Anonymous No.13865382]

if you use cast iron in any capacity youre a pioneer larping mother fucker and I hate you. dont tell me how easy it is to have special care instructions that require a fucking autoclave and chainmail for cleaning. youre bullshit. youre pan is bullshit. fuck you.

[Anonymous No.13865391]

>>13865382
Agreed. It doesn't give the best sear either. Stainless steel all the way.

[Anonymous No.13865392]

>>13865382
I clean mine with a scotch pad and soap just like every other pan wtf are you doing?

[Anonymous No.13865395]

>>13865382
The only morons raging against cast iron are the retards who believe almost anything that fits their preconceived notions.

Cast iron is piss easy to maintain and use, if you can't cook on cast iron, you probably can't cook at all.

[Anonymous No.13865413]

>>13865395
fuck you go sodomize yourself with your precious antiquated inferior pan. I hope it rusts.

[Anonymous No.13865423]

>>13865382
I m-much prefer anodized aluminium <4
It's MUCH lighter, faster to heat, and j-just as evenly heated, especially if you have a copper core.

>>13865395
IT'S S-SO HEAVY THOUGH!

[Anonymous No.13865427]

>>13865395
It is still undeniably more difficult than another pan. I understand what you mean . But the start up of seasoning and maintenance of it? It's not incredibly difficult. But the time investment out weighs the reward.

[Anonymous No.13865431]

>>13865427
>time investment
if you are making your own food your time is already worthless

[Anonymous No.13865433]

>>13865427
or you're just too lazy to maintain what you own

[SUBMIT No.13865435]

>>13865392
I just clean mine with hot water and a metal spatula or wooden spoon while it's still hot. No soap usually either.

>>13865382
>got filtered by cast iron cookware
Imagine being dumber than iron age humans.

[Anonymous No.13865436]

>>13865433
>>13865431
Exactly. I only have so much time when working full time. Why waste even more of it on a pan.

[Anonymous No.13865446]

>>13865435
>I like using outdated technology thats objectively shit because I think its cute

we made better pans because cast is shit fuck you go warm up your stupid fucking pan on high heat for 20 minutes and then beat your greasy cock and balls into a pulp with it you fucking ingrate.

[Anonymous No.13865449]

>>13865382
>special care instructions

>cook with cast iron
>wipe out with taco bell napkin

[Anonymous No.13865450]

>>13865382
>t. cooklet can't maintain iron

[Anonymous No.13865453]

>>13865427
>But the time investment
What time investment?

You spend 1 day seasoning it, and it's good for life.

The regular maintenance is about the same as any other pan, except you can't leave it wet so you have to make sure you dry it well.

That's literally the only difference from how i treat my stainless steel pans.

[Anonymous No.13865457]

someone got filtered

[Anonymous No.13865465]

>>13865453
Every thread I see about cast iron is rather elaborate. Many methods. Many things you should or shouldn't do. Most users sounding pretentious. I dont want to research that.

[Anonymous No.13865466]

>>13865423
>IT'S S-SO HEAVY THOUGH!
if my 75 year old 130lbs grandmother can use a 12" cast iron skillet daily, sure you can manage too.

[Anonymous No.13865469]

>>13865465
Your loss, i really don't care what you use, just don't pretend cast iron is some mysterious entity that requires dozens of hours of work to maintain, that's pure fantasy.

I own stainless steel, copper, and cast iron.

I still primarily use the cast iron for my daily cooking unless i'm doing something that would benefit from either stainless steel, or copper.

[Anonymous No.13865477]

>>13865465
>Most users sounding pretentious.
>>13865469
>proceeds to be a massive pretentious faggot
you sure showed him.

[Anonymous No.13865478]

>>13865469
You cant blame me for imagining that if you've read other cast iron threads.

[SUBMIT No.13865485]

>>13865446
Beat your chest some more, retard. It only confirms you're dumber than a medieval barber.

[Anonymous No.13865493]

>>13865485

[Anonymous No.13865494]

>>13865466
B-but I'm barely 100 pounds, soaking wet!
It r-really is a limiting factor!

>>13865485
I m-mean, many materials ARE objectively better than cast iron.

[Anonymous No.13865503]

>>13865465
>that writing style
Paul, is that you?
Unblock me on twitter.

[Anonymous No.13865506]

>>13865494
>objectively better
depends on the metric

Cast iron is great in thermal CAPACITY, but piss poor in thermal conductivity.

[Anonymous No.13865539]

>>13865506
S-sure, so is water, w-what is your point?

[Anonymous No.13865555]

>>13865539
cast iron is good for searing because it holds a lot of heat and wont cool down when a steak is put on it, or a roast.

It's why your shitty anodized aluminium gives you a horrible sear.

[Anonymous No.13865562]

>>13865555
All you n-need is ENOUGH heat, any more is wasted.

And strong disagree, the sear was great <4 What m-matters is taste, not presentation. If you want big black bars like in a cartoon, use a grill.

[Anonymous No.13865576]

>>13865382
I just never clean it. I got in the habit of using them because my parents were retards in the house I grew up and destroyed all non stick pans in the house.

[Anonymous No.13865578]

>>13865555
This.

Use the right tools for the right job. Cast iron is perfect for steaks, pancakes not so much.

[Anonymous No.13865582]

>>13865391
stainless chads assemble

[Anonymous No.13865588]

>>13865578
why isn't it suitable for pancakes?

[Anonymous No.13865591]

>>13865503
this
unblock me faggot

[Anonymous No.13865592]

>>13865588
takes forever to heat up

[Anonymous No.13865598]

>>13865592
it takes like 2 mins to heat up just throw it on the burner while you're making the batter I don't see the issue

[Anonymous No.13865600]

>>13865598
it takes WAY longer to heat than that lmao

[Anonymous No.13865602]

>>13865600
you sure about that? I own a no contact thermometer and I've used it while cooking to verify temps

[Anonymous No.13865607]

>>13865602
yes though by all means there may be some difference in both the pan and our heating elements between us. I can only speak for my personal experiences, after all, but I've found copper cores to heat far faster and retain heat more than long enough for me, while also being much lighter

[Anonymous No.13865614]

>>13865423
Here Alice, have a (You)

[Anonymous No.13865615]

>>13865562
>the sear was great
objectively fucking false.

Post an image of your latest sear on a steak or roast.

[Anonymous No.13865617]

>>13865494
Pls be female, pls be in Virginia

[Anonymous No.13865619]

>>13865614
wtf why didnt i get a you

[Anonymous No.13865624]

>>13865617
S-sorry, NYC but female <4

>>13865615
We'll s-see what meal I do tonight <4
But you are just wrong, it was delicious~
Wish I c-could mail you some~

[Anonymous No.13865626]

I prep the pan, but not the food.
I prep the bull, but not my wife.

[Anonymous No.13865628]

>>13865423
Is t-this the new s-soyjack? I want to know so I can tell my 12 year old cousin.

[Anonymous No.13865632]

>>13865628
That's just Alice she makes cookalong threads each night

[Anonymous No.13865633]

>>13865624
for reference, this is what a NY strip steak should look like seared.

[Anonymous No.13865635]

>>13865633
>for reference
this is what a steak looks burnt to hell

[Anonymous No.13865636]

>having to “season” your pan before you can use it
Fucking pathetic. Do you leave your new car running in the dealer’s lot overnight before taking it home too?

[Anonymous No.13865637]

>>13865635
You're embarrassing yourself if you think that's accurate.

[Anonymous No.13865638]

>>13865636
yes why is that not standard

>>13865633
>>13865637
HOLY SHIT WHO LIKES BURNT STEAKS?
ugh medium rare or shoe leather anon

[Anonymous No.13865639]

>>13865638
This is what it looks like inside retard

[Anonymous No.13865641]

>>13865639
sure its the outside that looks like absolute trash
Id put that steak in the garbage then you then close the garbage then put it outside for the trash man to pick up leading to your untimely but well deserved demise

[Anonymous No.13865642]

>>13865619

[Anonymous No.13865643]

>>13865641
Then never enter the restaurant business because you'd get sent home from ANY steak house for putting out something without a sear.

[Anonymous No.13865644]

>>13865642
THANK YEW I WILL TREASURE IT ALWAYS

[Anonymous No.13865646]

>>13865633
butter basting is a meme
if your skillet is hot enough to sear your butter will burn
if you turn it down after searing enough to not burn the butter you're cooking it too slow to get a nice delineation between sear and low temp interior, causing grayness.

also cast iron is trash for pan sauces because you can hardly see the fond buildup on the black surface. Also easier to scorch sauces and other things because burned fond is impossible to see on the black background

stainless all the way

[Anonymous No.13865647]

>>13865643
jokes on you I already work in the restaurant business and if you served that FUCKING CHARCOAL you'd be fired and also put into the garbage as indicated in my previous post thank you for coming to my ted talk

[Anonymous No.13865653]

>>13865643
>yes, I’d like a nice strip steak please, but with no sear.
>no can do, sir. It’s against federal law to not sear a steak.
I’m not hating on sears, but you’re retarded.

[Anonymous No.13865655]

>>13865653
Did you not know that?
ALL STEAKS MUST BE SEARED BY LAW
NO ONE BAKES OR ROASTS STEAKS EVER!

[Anonymous No.13865660]

This thread is full of garbage weebs

[Anonymous No.13865666]

>>13865655
Dubs confirm

[Anonymous No.13865676]

>>13865666
Checked and hail’d

[Anonymous No.13865680]

>>13865395
this, op you have mental issues

[Anonymous No.13865682]

>>13865680
>mental issues
>has a preference
People on this board REALLY don't know what the fuck they are talking about.

[Anonymous No.13865698]

>>13865382
ok

[Anonymous No.13865700]

Nah get fucked anon I make grilled pizza with a cast iron. Never have to worry about it breaking like a stone and it doesn't cost $100000 like a steel pizza stone would.

[Anonymous No.13865701]

Cast iron isn't pretentious

There's just this 'hard work' hipster movement that likes chopping wood and growing your own vegetables.

The idea is that you are skillful and special enough to spend all day doing that because daddy is rich and you need to pretend you know what hard work is.

They spend all day sitting around and gardening and farming while collecting their trust fund allowance and open brunch spots with overpriced bacon and eggs and mimosas.

[Anonymous No.13865723]

>>13865701
>'hard work' hipster movement

Only you pieces of shit would be so contrarian that the concept of wanting to put in effort is a bad thing.

[Anonymous No.13865724]

>>13865723
it's always better to NOT put in the effort AND get the thing

[Anonymous No.13865733]

I love cast iron, I take mine camping and fishing to cook breakfast over the camp fire and fry the fish that I catch. great fucking pan. I don't give a shit if some useless urban retard doesn't like it.

[Anonymous No.13865737]

>>13865733
>I love lugging around a giant hunk of metal on the off chance I can catch a fish

[Anonymous No.13865745]

>>13865737
Yeah, it's amazing what you can haul around in a pickup.

[Anonymous No.13865747]

>>13865745
>fucking pickup

[Anonymous No.13865750]

>>13865747
correct.

[Anonymous No.13865753]

>>13865646
people who use words like 'fond' are complete and total faggots. obviously you've only ever watched cooking on tv because you have no fucking clue how to deglaze a pan

[Anonymous No.13865783]

>>13865733
hey brad how are you doing

[Anonymous No.13865820]

>>13865647
Okay faggot the only fucking restaurant industry you see to be in is smoked dick

[Anonymous No.13865828]

>>13865753
saying "base" instead of fond to troll the friench

[Anonymous No.13865832]

>>13865382
>Waaaaaaaahhh I can't follow basic instructions
>I hate a good sear on meat and veggies!

enjoy your Teflon, cooklet

[Anonymous No.13865872]

>>13865783
bored, it's cold and it snowed last night. spring weather will be here soon and I am ready to get /out/ and avoid quarantine.

[Anonymous No.13865876]

>>13865753
keep talking like that and i'll deglaze your mother's shit pipe with my man broth, anon

[Anonymous No.13865969]

>>13865503
No. It just a college student who has wrote essays all day.

[Anonymous No.13865983]

>>13865701
Unfortunately that turns cast iron pretentious. The concept of craft beer is not pretentious either. But users determine perception.

[Anonymous No.13866207]

Stainless Steel is a cope
This post was brought to you by Carbon Chad Gang

[Anonymous No.13866220]

>>13865723
>wanting to put effort in
>doing retarded shit so you can brag about it
Yeah keep making your fire with twigs while I flick my lighter

[Anonymous No.13866231]

>>13866207
Imagine not having the best of both worlds with a carbon steel pan.

[Anonymous No.13866244]

>>13866207
>$275 dollars

[Anonymous No.13866252]

>>13866244
???

[Anonymous No.13866260]

>>13866252
the one pictured >>13866207 is $275.

[Anonymous No.13866261]

>>13866260
cool

[Anonymous No.13866264]

>>13866260
Yeah I don't think anyone is dumb enough to buy that shit

[Anonymous No.13866280]

>laughs in copper

[Anonymous No.13866283]

>>13866244
must suck to live off of gubment gibmes
>>13866252
>>13866260
lol no shit if im going to post a car on /o/ its not going to be an economical sedan

[Anonymous No.13866288]

>>13866280
>leeches into your food and poisons you

[Anonymous No.13866290]

>>13866280
have you ever even used a copper pan

[Anonymous No.13866293]

[Anonymous No.13866298]

>>13866280
that gimmick lasted all of about 6 months before retards figured out they were being scammed

[Anonymous No.13866312]

>>13866298
>copper
>gimmick
ok poorfag

[Anonymous No.13866340]

>>13866293
comfy
i want to buy land and build a cabin and fry food in my cast iron skillet

[Anonymous No.13866357]

>>13865382
Show us on the pan where it hurt you.
Just kidding, fucking neck yourself you worthless faggot.

[Anonymous No.13866358]

>>13866298
...what?

Many high end kitchens use copper, especially for sauce pans or in anything that requires delicate temperature control (fish is common)

[Anonymous No.13866367]

>>13865382
It just retains heat better because it's a bigger hunk of metal. This is important if you want to say sear 3 ny strip at once without the pan temp dropping too much to maintain the sear. On a thinner pan you wouldn't be able to do that.

[Anonymous No.13866466]

i have a steel pan but never use it because everything sticks to the bottom and a bitch to clean and it's really fucking hot to handle too fuck that

i just use the normal teflon coated pan

[Anonymous No.13866469]

>>13865382
Cast iron griddle and enameled dutch oven here, I see no purpose for a cast iron pan.

[Anonymous No.13866474]

>>13866466
>normal teflon coated pan
that's not a normal pan for most people.

I own a LOT of cooking equipment and I don't own a single non-stick lined pan.

If I want something to not stick i'll use plenty of oil/butter

[Anonymous No.13866476]

>>13865600
Uh, are you cooking on an electric stove? If that's your problem, you can't blame the iron

[Anonymous No.13866506]

>>13866474
Ok

[Anonymous No.13866540]

>>13865382
Imma keep it real wit chu chief.

>Pioneer larping motherfucker

Yes........and? I enjoy it while I'm camping, it feels more 'woodsmanny' shit I enjoy it lad don't hate.

[Anonymous No.13866555]

Develop security in your masculinity don't rely on a pan to make you feel manly.

[Anonymous No.13866885]

>>13866283
>lol no shit if im going to post a car on /o/ its not going to be an economical sedan
have you ever visited /o/?

[Anonymous No.13866896]

fuck cast iron pan

[Anonymous No.13866897]

>>13865382
Copper is the chad's material

[Anonymous No.13866900]

>>13866897
yeah but spending $150+ on a pan suuuucks for anyone that isn't making $150k+ a year.

[Anonymous No.13867241]

>>13865392
>Soap

[Anonymous No.13867259]

>>13867241
only a concern if you use very aggressive soap with something that can strip the seasoning.


Normal standard dish soap these days is much less aggressive so it doesn't damage your skin, and it also wont damage your seasoning on your cast iron.

[Anonymous No.13869163]

>>13865382
I was also a hater until I understood how to use it.
It's literally nonstick but lasts a lifetime.

My only gripe is that sometimes I get a metallic taste when I cook in the pan for too long.

[Anonymous No.13869483]

>>13865382
fuck you, it's perfectly serviceable, don't even need to wash just scrub it with a root scubber and water
keeps for years, is back up and running in a moment's notice if you've left it moldering for a long time
cooks good and fast and keeps warm so you can actually keep eating your hot tacos until you finish your meal instead of just the first one
fuck the seasoning masters and cucksucking patina bitches, just sand it down when you get it heat it the fuck up and rub some oil on it until it turns fucking black, then add cold water so it pulls the scum out, now reseason and use, it should take less than half an hour if your stove is working
>>13865446
hahaha 20 minutes high heat
t. burnerlet

[Anonymous No.13869488]

>>13865465
nah cast iron is literally add heat, add oil, rub with paper let it smoke, it gets black
scrub with water, and oil and paper again
there it's ready to use
go further and use piglard for extra special finish
that's the fuck it, no more
no 15 hours in the oven with fucking oil for wood (yes I'm talking about the linseed faggots)
no fucking polish it like you would polish your shaft
no fucking season 18 times and sand it down every 6
and fucking heat the shit up and add goddamned lard like human, if it takes more than 2 minutes to heat up to cooking or 4 to steak searing temperatures you should buy yourself a goddamned stove instead of grannies ww2 spacewaster

[Anonymous No.13869502]

>>13865469
ah copper is beautiful, literally like cooking on air, fire=hot, turn fire off=cold
almost instantaneous! it's incredible when you know what you're doing and the food benefits from it
cock in wine, dutch oven on low, garlic fried shrimp copper on high
>>13865494
you don't flip and sway in cast iron unless you're some gigantic dude, you use a spatula like a human, it's not a goddamned wok
plus cast iron loves direct fire, go to barbecue, take your heavy as shit 14 inch skillet, wow the crowds when you fry shit up in super high heat and fire roars all around

[Anonymous No.13869557]

>>13865600
>>13865592
heatlets, buy yourself a real burner with propane (or butane if you like)
>>13865646
fond, in cast iron, what's next you wanna make a souffle in cast iron? you wanna make some hollandaise?
fucking mongoloid
>>13866260
now that's what I call dicksucking
>>13866469
cast iron and enameled cast iron, don't like cast iron