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Re:Stainless steel leaches nickel and chromium into foods du... by kragen on Wednesday March 09, 2022 @08:33PM (#30622248)
That's true, you have to keep it well seasoned to prevent it from rusting. Can you do that with carbon steel? I'd think the surface chemistry would be about the same, so maybe? Does the greater flexibility of the thinner cookware make the seasoning flake off?
Re:Stainless steel leaches nickel and chromium into foods du... by qbasic_forever on Wednesday March 09, 2022 @08:53PM (#30622383)
Yes carbon steel cookware is seasoned almost exactly the same as cast iron. Although it's sometimes thinner, it's still quite dense and heavy cookware that's comparable to cast iron stuff in use and seasoning lifetime in my experience. It cooks just as fantastically well too--I love carbon steel pans.
Re:Stainless steel leaches nickel and chromium into foods du... by kragen on Wednesday March 09, 2022 @11:39PM (#30623275)
Thanks!
Re:Stainless steel leaches nickel and chromium into foods du... by ummonk on Thursday March 10, 2022 @02:30PM (#30631330)
Carbon steel is the same as cast iron, just less brittle due to lower carbon content. They sometimes make it thinner (doesn't have to be as thick since it's not cast), but there is plenty of thick carbon steel cookware out there too.