How a simple math error sparked a panic about black plastic kitchen utensils

Re:How a simple math error sparked a panic about black plast... by silisili on Thursday December 12, 2024 @12:03PM (#42400959)

While I agree with the advice, and all I use are steel and cast iron, I think you need a big disclaimer on "they don't stick." To a new user coming from Teflon, they absolutely stick.

It takes a combination of seasoning and temp setting to get something approaching nonstick, but if we're being honest, it's still not quite as slippery as Teflon. For most people though, I think it gets good enough.

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Re:How a simple math error sparked a panic about black plast... by simgt on Thursday December 12, 2024 @02:12PM (#42402293)

> To a new user coming from Teflon, they absolutely stick.

That's exactly what I read everywhere before buying the pans a couple years ago, I was fully expecting things to stick a lot but somehow never had issues...

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Re:How a simple math error sparked a panic about black plast... by tidbits on Thursday December 12, 2024 @04:30PM (#42403566)

I have found seasoning doesn't affect the stickiness of the pan. My MIL left my carbon steel pan sitting in water, so I had to grind it to the bone to remove the rust. But even with no seasoning, I was able to cook eggs no problem. The key is temperature control. However, the pan started getting rusty from just sitting out, so I ended up re-seasoning it anyway.

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