Thread 21486076

is cast iron really healthier than teflon?

Bump. I also need to know. Is it practical using cast iron every day?

>>21486076 (OP)
Teflon is only bad when you heat it to arround 500f. Otherwise it's inert. You could eat a pans worth of teflon chips and you'd shit out a pans worth of teflon chips. The seasoning of a cast iron pan is just polymerised oils, which you're making on your food any time you cook with fat/oil. So every time. You're getting all of that color because you're using a metal spatula on a fairly rough bottomed pan. It'll do that less as you use it, smoothing out the bottom.

teflon is perfectly safe
you put butter or oil on it prior to heating it up and you'll never exceed the safe temp range

Steel for high heat things like searing meat, teflon for low heat things like scrambling eggs.
There's no reason to get cast iron other than aesthetics.

>>21486076 (OP)
Cast iron belongs outdoors. It's for grilling and camping. Other materials are better for domestical situations you find in the kitchen.

>>21486076 (OP)
Yes.
>>21486089
I do
>>21486091
>>21486107
Every scratch on teflon releases carcinogens into your food and it's impossible to keep it scratch free unless you dont use it

>>21486213
>it's impossible to keep it scratch free unless you dont use it
use utensils that dont scratch, if that worries you
>carcinogens
teflon is safe, but the byproducts of teflon production are harmful

Cast iron is my favorite to cook on. Nice big beefy pan that performs for 15-20 bucks and you can fry shit in it. Definitely for a gas stove or a flat iron stove don't use that shit on glass for obvious reasons.

Copper > cast iron > stainless steel > almost everything else > anything with an aluminum core (aluminum poisoning gives you literal brain damage)

>>21486076 (OP)
It's the one pan that doesn't contain dangerous elements
I guess glass also counts

>>21486213
>carcinogens
Not a real thing, I bet you think 5g causes autism too

>>21486091
kill yourself

>>21486227
How does the aluminum core get outside tho? If it's a core: why would it interact with anything other than the outer layer and heat?

>>21486076 (OP)
Nobody really knows, the "studies" are all retarded. But I do like cast iron for its durability.

>>21486221
what about heating teflon? it's not oven safe for a reason

>>21486091
not even teflon argue this

>>21486350
its oven safe, just not to high temperatures like you dont want to use over 200c
the limiting factor is typically the non-metal handle and they rec not heat it over 180c because of the handle material

>>21486597
the handle is intentionally never metal because teflon isn't oven safe and decomposes at over 200c and emits toxic fumes that kill birds

>>21486221
Wooden spoons will scratch it too eventually. Every single teflontard has a million scratches on their pan.
Enjoy your cancers and microplastics.

>>21486091
only good post itt

>>21486311
it doesn't, he has an IQ of 90, like almost everyone on this board apparently. like wow I am astonished by the posts in this thread. I sincerely hope it's just 1 retard samefagging.

>>21486089
no its not practical especially since there arent really big cast iron skillets

>>21486227
>Copper
thats literally the only material about as bad as teflon because it'll poison if you cook anything acidic in it

>>21486783
What the fuck are you talking about?
I can easily buy a 30cm, 36cm or even 50cm (10kg) cast iron pan

>>21486076 (OP)
last time I bought a new pan the saleswoman convinced me to buy a pan using Silicon carbide bc I told her I didnt want teflon and she said that was super duper nice. idk if it is actually or not tho

>>21486167
>There's no reason to get cast iron other than aesthetics.
longevity. cast iron just lasts forever

>>21486311
It shouldn't, but cheaper triclad pans will have the middle aluminum layer exposed around the rim. I don't see it getting in your food, but if you put it in the dishwasher it will erode over time and can leave a sharp edge.

>>21486843
good luck using that on an induction hob

>>21486076 (OP)
No. Iron is poisonous and it rusts. Anything that contains water makes iron rust when it breaks down. Meat, fish, veg, fruit all contain water. Only an absolute idiot would use cast iron pans.

Now, take all absolute idiots on earth. Look at the bottom 1%. Right. Got them? The rekt morons from /gif/? That type of guy? They're the type that is stupid enough to "season" their cast iron pan aka overload it with carcinogens ("shit that causes cancer", for you 1%).

Meanwhile there are plenty of non-teflon, non-PFAS, non-stick pans out there, sold by the Europeans.

Not if you polymerize oil into plastic on it.

>>21486911
Do you think teflon magically makes your induction plates bigger?

>>21486974
but they do that in the factory

>yeah teflon is safe but the chemical we use to make it is horrible for you, and literally gets into everything everywhere forever
>of course there are no chemical residues left on it after manufacturing, are you stupid?
fuck outta here

>it's safe
>just don't heat it up or it releases toxic chemicals
>just don't use utensils or it releases toxic chemicals
>just don't cook food on it at all

eating rust isn't good for you either
I would get a nonreactive pan like stainless steel

>>21486727
> I sincerely hope it's just 1 retard samefagging.
good news 80% of the posts on /ck/ these days are the ketoschizo

>>21486091
500f is only 260 Celsius

>>21486076 (OP)
You need to clean the pan better. If you have burnt food on it, you need to use steel wool.

>>21487171
this kek

>>21487469
I've never cooked something at 500f. Maybe when searing a very small steak.

I actually ruined a teflon pan last year by just leaving it on high heat empty for a few minutes. It kind of looked like a puddle of gasoline.

>>21487517
safe and effective

>>21486167
I like having another weapon in the kitchen if im feeling bashy instead of stabby.

Cast iron unlike Teflon has no chemical coating soooo

Sometimes I feel like my pizza isn't feminine enough.

>>21486076 (OP)
>humans cooked in cast iron for thousands of years
Idk anon, is it?!

>>21486167
>teflon for low heat things like scrambling eggs
nigger i cook scrambled eggs perfectly fine on stainless steel
butter, medium heat, water gone; butter browned, eggs in, stir casually with a spoon, turn off heat, stir some more. done.
fucking mentally retarded boomers and their offspring

>>21487527
why is it elongated?
why is the sausage so thick?

Yes, and the light maintenance needed to prevent rust ensures your pan looks good all the time whereas teflon will get worse over time no matter what. You can damage teflon with aggressive cleaning, not so with cast iron.

>>21487564
You’ll have to go to Reddit and ask because that is undoubtably where that image is from.

>>21489295
They stick out like a sore thumb.

>>21486091
>You're getting all of that color because you're using a metal spatula on a fairly rough bottomed pan. It'll do that less as you use it, smoothing out the bottom.
In true avatarfag fashion, you have absolutely no idea what you're talking about
>>21486972
>No. Iron is poisonous and it rusts. Anything that contains water makes iron rust when it breaks down. Meat, fish, veg, fruit all contain water. Only an absolute idiot would use cast iron pans.
>source: my ass
Why does a simple element (Fe) in the shape of a skillet embolden so many know-it-all faggots to share their useless ramblings?

best friends

>>21486076 (OP)
If youre using seed oils just start eating cow shit and urine to cleanse yourself and it doesnt matter

>>21489316
>avatar fagging
It's called an image board. Post images.
Please articulate your argument without sperging out again.

>>21486076 (OP)
If anything you cooked in cast iron comes out looking like that, you seriously fucked something up. Is your seasoning shit or did you burn a fuck ton of butter? What process lead to something so revolting?

>>21486091
>The seasoning of a cast iron pan is just polymerised oils
Polymerized oil is literally plastic.

With cast iron, you're cooking on plastic that's not nearly as chemically stable and inert as teflon.

>>21486972
>No. Iron is poisonous and it rusts. Anything that contains water makes iron rust when it breaks down. Meat, fish, veg, fruit all contain water. Only an absolute idiot would use cast iron pans.

That's why you season it. If your iron pan rusts when you put anything wet in it then it's not seasoned. If it is there's no issue.

Also, iron oxide isn't poisonous in the first place. You would have to be using a completely rusty unseasoned pan for all your cooking for it to ever be close to.a problem.

>>21489622
>Polymerized oil is literally plastic.

Are you ESL or just unfamiliar with what plastic actually is?

I've used Styrofoam pots and pans for years and I've been fine.

>>21486076 (OP)
What we've learned in this thread so far: Teflon bad cast iron bad aluminum bad copper bad seed oils bad. Looks like we're all going to die someday

>>21490003
Someday feels like tomorrow morning when you're over age 50. I have younger friends dropping dead due to "natural causes," heat stroke, pharma interactions and hidden causes. I'm trying to stack the odds away from the actuaries.

>>21490377
Vax status?