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Tordoc ( Tordoc@beehaw.org )  to Food and CookingEnglish · 3 years ago

How to Season Cast Iron, Clean, Store, and Make It Last Forever

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How to Season Cast Iron, Clean, Store, and Make It Last Forever

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Tordoc ( Tordoc@beehaw.org )  to Food and CookingEnglish · 3 years ago
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There are a lot of chemicals in non-stick cookware that can negatively impact your health. That’s why many people use cast iron. Others cherish it because it can create such a nice sear on meats. But for some people, cast iron has a reputation for being hard to cook with, keep clean, or store. Don’t...
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    I’m always surprised that nobody worries about the random long-chain polymers created in the seasoning process which are then released into your food as you cook.

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      What are the issues of long-chain polymers? Could you elaborate on that?

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      Can you elaborate? It’s it bad? It’s it a carcinogen? Does it affect the environment like forever chemicals do on non stick pans?

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        Yes, many long chain polymers are carcinogens. That makes them bad. Long chain polymers are what make commercial non-stick pans non-stick. Note: they are different long chain polymers, but still just a bunch of polymer hydrocarbons because…that’s what makes both of them non-stick.

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