17 Common Misconceptions About Cooking That Are Nowhere Near True

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“Not washing your cast iron pans with soap irritates me so much. Wash your pans and don’t be gross. I wash mine with soap, water, and chainmail, then I throw it on the stove top with a dab of oil and heat it up until it smokes. Never had a problem with rust or my seasoning failing.”

—Thel_Odan

“It’s because you’re legitimately not supposed to use ‘strong soap’ meaning lye, but dish soap (that is, weak soap) makers never bothered to distinguish what ‘strong soap’ actually means in their marketing, so people think Dawn is ‘strong soap’ when it’s not even close (even if it is a strong dish soap compared to other brands). Don’t use lye on cast iron, but any weak soap (meaning dish soap) is fine.”

—Johnny_B_GOODBOI