Can’t I just beat it up and use it how I feel like?
I was reading a r/castiron post over on Reddit recently and someone asked this simple question. It was along the lines of why y’all putting in so much work to your frying pans? I don’t and it still mostly works. Who cares!
I have so many questions myself.
First and foremost, whose wasting the most time? Someone looking after their possessions to get the most from them, or someone reading a forum about something they obviously don’t care about?
I didn’t reply.
Instead, I made a note to myself to add this terrific question and answer to my website because it’s a complex question with a simple answer.
Do you need to put in a lot of work to your cast iron pans?
No, of course not.
Just like you don’t need to change the oil in your car. It just helps your engine run better and longer.
You don’t need to clean your bathroom, but people might avoid your house if you stop.
And bathing and brushing your teeth is completely optional, but when you start to smell, get sick and lose your teeth it’s your own fault.
So, no, you don’t need to put in any work to your cast iron cookware. But if you do it helps it cook better, last longer, and make delicious, healthy food for you and your friends for a long, long time.