To me, someone who celebrates a bit more of the spectrum than most: Metal hot. Make food hot.

Non-stick means easier cleanup, but my wife seems to think cast-iron is necessary for certain things (searing a prime rib roast, for example.).

After I figure those out, then I gotta figure out gas vs. electric vs. induction vs infrared…

  • TemplaerDude@sh.itjust.works
    62·
    2 days ago

    No. It’s more versatile than most pans, but that starts and ends with “you can put it in the oven”.

    The cast iron cult is just as other weird subculture that developed from people who are online too much. They’re pans. They’re fine.

    • AA5B@lemmy.world
      8·
      2 days ago
      • You can use metal flippers.
      • you can scour
      • you can sandblast
      • you can stack them inside each other without eating teflon flakes

      And most importantly they can last a lifetime. I got frustrated replacing non-stick pans every decade or so, now I expect not ever to do that again

      • MaggiWuerze@feddit.org
        1·
        1 day ago

        I got frustrated replacing non-stick pans every decade or so

        Most cheaper pans don’t even last 2 years, let alone a decade. Cast Iron can’t really break, worst is you have to redo the seasoning

        • AA5B@lemmy.world
          2·
          22 hours ago

          And that’s another advantage of cast iron for me: cost.

          • For non-stick I spent more money for the coating to last longer and an anodized outside to reduce scratches and mars.
          • For cast iron my brand of choice is similar or lower cost, yet more scratch resistant and a significantly increased expected life