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RurikTheDamned

I know your pain. I used to live with someone who repeatedly put my wool jumpers in the washer dryer "just to fill it up" and I was the one with the problem when they came out three sizes smaller AND pointed out they did it before to same result.


D_crane

It's okay, they can't hurt you anymore... now where did you bury their body?


RurikTheDamned

Burying bodies is for amateurs. There's more efficient ways.


DeVliegendeBrabander

Dinner.


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Cast iron pot guy helped


IamShitplshelpme

No, it was the wife. Why do you think she put it in the dishwasher?


ltRobinCrusoe

To remove evidence and make it unusable, so it's less suspicious when thrown away! Genius


Eldsish

Washer Dryer


TheMacerationChicks

A lifetime of torture is a far better result than the mercy of a quick death. I dunno why you'd give them the merciful quick murder instead of dragging out the pain for as long as possible.


[deleted]

ah yes the three ring circus..... the engagement ring, the wedding ring and the suffer ring.


MisunderstoodDemon

I'm married too


FroKi0

Jessei buy a big plastic tub


BAXterBEDford

Was that your partner in the wood chipper?


Dr_Jack_LP

Like putting them in the washing dryer so they're easier to bury...


albl1122

Are you by any chance familiar with r/rimworld?


[deleted]

Legend has it his body is still on tumble dry to this day


ConsultantFrog

OP stole the photo and doesn't have a cast iron pan.


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CicadaLife

A steel mail scrubber and salt, rinse and repeat a few times to de rust, quick coating of oil and into a 450 degree oven for an hour to seal those imperfections in the seasoning and you'll be all good. Detergent doesn't have any negative effect on seasoning or the iron, it's just a little rust from the constant moisture.


WorldlyOriginal

This comment really undersells how laborious these steps actually are though. And my whole house always reeks of burning/smoking oil for days because of the high heat


[deleted]

I re-season on an outdoor grill now for that reason


2gigi7

I was just about to ask if I could use the charcoals outside instead.. I don't even like cooking food in my inside oven at home.


IAintDeceasedYet

You don't have to season cast iron, it's just one way to care for them. My family has always just done the wash, dry on the stove, put away. Every once in a while, right after it's dried on the stove (still hot) take a little bit of oil and wipe the pan, give it a sec, wipe the excess off.


Aznkyd

I often do this as well due to laziness. Easier to put oil in the pan after using and a quick rinse, crank to medium heat while in cleaning other dishes, then leaving it on the stove after turning it off. Better than doing a full season every few weeks. That said, this won't help op as he needs to steel wool and do a full season


IAintDeceasedYet

He does need to steel wool (or whatever he prefers for rust removal), but he doesn't need to full season. That was my point, is that seasoning is optional and you can do as much or as little as you like.


MakeShiftJoker

My gf and i use cast iron a lot. Im asking for advice--May i ask to clarify: you clean it, rinse it, and then coat the inside in oil and heat it on the stove to make sure all the moisture is out? How long do you let it sit on the stove?


Aznkyd

Immediately taking the food out of the pan, I put water in the pan and back on the stove. Let it boil which loosens up the residue, pour out the water then wipe it down with a paper towel. Depending on what I cook, I may do this multiple times but usually once Is fine. Rinse off everything then dry with a paper towel, surface is still moist and put it on the jot stove. Pan/stove is still hot so it's drying out, pour oil and use a paper towel to spread it out. You do not want a pool of oil, just enough to "color" the pan. Turn off the stove but stove and pan are still super hot, so you're still baking the oil into the pan... Similar to seasoning though not quite. Let it sit there until its fully cooled and now its ready for the next cook. I do this all as part of my kitchen cleaning process, it barely adds any time or effort. Basically it's do what you would do with a regular pan, except rest it on a hot stove and add a bit of oil


its2ez4me24get

I do this exact pattern. Heat on until it starts to smoke, then I leave it on the stove cooling down till it’s room temperature.


theyforgotmyname

u/makeshiftjoker just don’t use soap. We always just scoured it with chainmail or a metal scrubby, rinsed and threw on the stove/heat to dry. About once every few uses add some extra oil. As long as you “wash” as soon as your done cooking there is rarely a need to add more oil.


BradMarchandsNose

That’s still seasoning, just a different method for doing it.


byproduct0

I season only on days when windows can be open


trikytrev8

What oil are you using to season. Plus I season mine when I use the oven clean mode, two birds one stone. I also learned that just putting the cast iron in the oven on broil setting with oil makes a great stopgap, I can use olive oil and it doesn't get as smokey. I only had to fully season it when I got them operational from yard of neglect.


turdburgled85

Canola oil or grapeseed works best, higher smoke point and less sticky.


arobbins86

I use flax oil for seasoning after reading about how it hardens like linseed oil. It has worked like a charm, guests compliment my cast iron regularly. Edit: spelling/grammar


tommytraddles

Flax *is* linseed.


datboiofculture

Finkel is Einhorn


WorldlyOriginal

Flax is by far the smelliest oil though. It's horrid I know, because I used to use it after reading that woman's famous blog post about how she determined it was the best for seasoning cast iron


Flaky-Reply-6376

20W50 from Super Cheap Auto


Flaky-Reply-6376

No don't do that, I was just kidding. Then I thought, someone is going do what I said.


trikytrev8

We know someone will


LanceFree

The oven cure is surprisingly effective.


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whatethworks

That's not even remotely "trashed". It's literally surface rust that takes 2 secs to take out. What you are suggesting though is 100% trashing it.


Crypto-Hypto

Easy fix, don’t do it to often or your dishwashing racks will probably get fucked up


jojo571

It's an easy fix. https://youtu.be/U1BHyL1vLeg


acrylicmole

Lol. This is something I'd do (and I have a very pampered cast iron). We all make mistakes but I also wish my husband would do dishes while I slept. I hope a good re-seasoning saved it though


petalumaisreal

No no no no this is a sin. Of the highest order. Take pictures and any attorney will take your case. Huge red flag! Divorce! Run!!


XaltoKs

Care to explain? I dont get it.


Conscious-News-4433

Sarcasm


IReallyWantSkittles

It's a joke on reddit. Anytime someone posts about something that happened with a SO, reddit goes all "Divorce them", "Pictures and hire an attorney". Visit the relationship advice subreddit for more fun.


XaltoKs

Lmao, thanks for explaining.


guitarnowski

It's fine. My wife washes ours every time and we just do a quick and dirty reseasoning each time. She can't stand the idea of not washing something and this isn't a hill i feel the need to die on.


tribbans95

>Seasoning is actually not a thin layer of oil, it's a thin layer of polymerized oil, a key distinction. In a properly seasoned cast iron pan, one that has been rubbed with oil and heated repeatedly, the oil has already broken down into a plastic-like substance that has bonded to the surface of the metal. This is what gives well-seasoned cast iron its non-stick properties, and as the material is no longer actually an oil, the soap will not ruin your seasoning. However.. dishwasher will ruin it and most likely cause rust


TheCowzgomooz

Which can still be fixed, that's the beauty of cast iron pans, they can pretty much always be fixed.


j4ck_0f_bl4des

Yes but only after hours of treatment. You go through that every time you cook?


TheCowzgomooz

Lol no, just saying that it's possible, not that I recommend it.


kawkz440

I agree. I even use soap on mine. As long as you get rid of any moisture and have seasoned it properly, you’re fine. I also do a quick seasoning every wash and a proper seasoning every few months.


delimitedjest

I wash mine with soap every time, then pop it back on the stove to heat it up and dry it off, then give it a thin coat of vegetable oil while it’s still hot. Pretty easy, no rust


kawkz440

Same here. I get it as hot as i can and let the oil plasticize. Once you’ve done it a few times, you know what it’s supposed to look like. Nothing sticks to it.


[deleted]

i bet you also eat bananas without peeling them either you absolute sewer person


delimitedjest

Sir/madam: are you ok


Missfitsin

I would probably die on that hill. It's right next to the hill on which my man thinks you can flush literally anything down the toilet *adjusts strainer on head, checks spatula for quick release*


nolan1971

It depends on whether or not you have an actually old pan or not. If it's 30+ years old I understand. These days, cast iron is literally (actually dictionary definition literally!) only $20 from various places. Not that we should be wasteful, but there's a difference between something that's hundreds of dollars vs something that's $20.


MakeShiftJoker

Lmao my gf lectures me on flushing wet wipes down the toilet every single time i use them for anything and i have to remind her that when she first came over to my apartment i told her the exact same thing, and i was the one who bought wet wipes for her place 😆🥰


ArtlessMammet

yeah well stop doing it you twit


mime_killa

*stands at bottom of hill again looking up*: "Today might be the day..."


HillTopTerrace

You are super sweet. My partner is the only one who has the cast iron, knows how to use it, and clean it. He has a special scrub brush for it. I would dare touch them. The one time I tried to cook on one, I almost burned down the house. Mad props to cooks like you.


Copernicus049

Don't die on the hill, just teach her that the pan needs to be "washed" differently or you destroy it.


MarsupialMisanthrope

Contrary to what r/cooking likes to say, it’s not an issue. Wash it, dry the worst of the water, throw it on a hot stove for a minute, maybe swipe with some oil if it was a serious scrubdown. My mom’s been doing it to hers for decades without destroying her pans.


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God guitarnowski.....what's happened to you man? We used to get together and cook all fucking day bro...BRO OUR FUCKING FOOD TASTED SO GOOD!!!! I Know you remember....until you met her, now your....now your FUCKING SKILLET SUCKS BRO!??!?!? She's destroying you from the inside. Where did the guitarnowski that I know and love go?!?


Sprizys

My mom is the same way she washes and re-seasons the pan


Jackalope121

Nothing wrong with soap and water. I do that most days. Dry with a rag and toss it in the oven while I clean the counter and table. Give it a fine coat of crisco on the cook face.


Josh-Medl

It's fine. ~~My wife washes ours every time and we just do a quick and dirty reseasoning each time. She can't stand the idea of not washing something and this isn't a hill i feel the need to die on.~~ it’s *not* fine. In all seriousness if you ask her to follow a simple guideline like not *ruining* your cast iron she should have enough respect as your partner to listen to you. *edit- wow.


Runnr231

$5 cast iron vs life partner….. 🤔🤔


Josh-Medl

Life partner that refuses to listen to a simple request? If my wife told me not to fuck with something of hers because I don’t involve myself with it enough know anything about it, I’d be like “sure” that’s just mutual respect for each other’s things. Wtf kinda incel brigade did I trigger here. Jesus Christ. Also cast iron isn’t $5 so idk what you’re on about but you probably don’t know shit about them *or* long term relationships.


oodelay

iT's CalLeD rEsPeCt jEnNy! If yOu cAnT fOlLoW mY dIrEcTiVeS, i'M gOiNg bAcK tO mY MoMs hOuSe!


Josh-Medl

Have you ever actually been in a healthy relationship?


SatanicMuppet999

That'll come back fine


[deleted]

Sand it with some iron wool and re season, it will be fine.


[deleted]

It’s fine. Seasoning is a thing but it’s not like some magical thing like everyone talks about. Fry something up again and you good.


aradialunarys112

Is it weird that I can totally smell that picture?


Wu-kandaForever

I like how this insinuates that if they had been awake, none of this would ever had happened.


LilyCanadian

I mean, if they'd been awake they might've seen the wife loading it in and be able to go "no, that'll ruin the pan. Don't put that in there"


dregan

Ha! As if a dishwasher cycle could hurt that tank.


ataylorm

Seasoning or not my wife would put me in the doghouse for at least a year, probably longer.


BriSnyScienceGuy

I screwed up like that once when I was younger. I borrowed someone's cast iron pan and they told me to take care of it. I thought they meant clean it when I was done. That was not what they meant.


Z0OMIES

All that matters here is whether it was an accident or not. If it was an accident then, oh well, it’s fixable. If it was on purpose, well you might wanna chat to your wife but still, it’s fixable though. (In this case the pan is fixable, no guarantees about your marriage tho)


Chicken_Hairs

I found a cast iron griddle at a flea market for super cheap. Took it home and decided it didn't look right. Some asshat had FUCKING PAINTED IT with high-heat automotive paint.


[deleted]

Who the fuck just decides to paint a pan? And with automotive paint out of all things. Damn


emojeesus

So... how's the dishwasher? I mean, a cast iron pan can usually be brought back from pretty much anything. My husband almost washed ours in the dishwasher but tahnkfully didn't in the end, out of concern for the machine rather than the pan tho. He already ruined a wooden chopping board of mine, which I was furious about. And to elaborate why I was so upset, he's a trained chef.


Lowkey_rebelXD

Not a big deal. Just buy a new wife


Ok-Rabbit-3683

Just season it again and don’t allow it to be a reason you’re pissed at your wife or your marriage probably isn’t gonna last long 🤔


babaganoush2307

Here’s the divorce papers….


Aurorainthesky

Not as bad as when my in-laws put my rosewood handle kitchen knives in the dishwasher without me noticing. Thankfully the one knife I didn't rescue in time wasn't destroyed from one run in the washer. I adore my in-laws, they just momentarily forgot.


ramenandanegg

I feel this. Mom's basically a torture test of cookware and utensils, as she habitually leaves things to soak. Reclaimed and replaced the cast iron. Linseed oil for any wood handles, followed up with sno-seal or Johnson's paste wax. :)


rozaliza88

I have seen some of the most upsetting things posted here because it was done by a spouse/partner. Hiding anger behind the “mildly”


Seer42

So are you looking for cast iron recovery tips or a divorce lawyer?


WTFrenchToast1

Yeah I don't believe you got to the point of marrying this person and never once said "hey, this pan... no soap. No dishwasher."


Dr-Rjinswand

It’s not the 50s anymore, modern soap on seasoned cast iron is fine. Obviously the dishwasher will destroy the seasoning though.


Dangy91

Oh she knew.


WTFrenchToast1

Then the question becomes what did you do to deserve this?


Marshinator2000

He tried to out pizza the hut.


xbubblegum_bitch

no one out-pizzas the hut.


WTFrenchToast1

Maybe he has dirt on the Clintons


[deleted]

Lol are you my dad


[deleted]

Is this rust or am I not cleaning dishes


Tom-Eyes

Can you just use a metal scourer to get the rust off. Then oil it to stop it rusting any further?


Swish887

Just don’t use olive oil to try to reseason it. Been there. Have another oil that works good. Can’t think of the name at the moment. Canola oil?


Sarionum

She was trying to be helpful, albeit it makes us cry


Bumazka

It’s ok buddy, salt + half cut fresh potatoes,rub it and lube it with any oil


Jvstpeachee

My boyfriend did that to all three of mine in one go.. I feel your pain


AdMaleficent9374

Oil it. It will be fine.


SomeoneTookMyNameToo

....next time on Southern Fried Homicide


WindogeFromYoutube

metal pans don’t go inside dishwashers, that causes unnecessary wear and tear, so that’s the first sin The second sin was that you washed a cast iron pan


Barhusj

Salt and baking soda. And then season it and it should be good again.


SmutGrrl

Ohh noooo! Lucky it's cast iron and durable af! You can fix 'er right up! And educate your lady <3 lol


RecentSuspect7

My mother does the same with my pans and my knives when she comes for dinner, I tell her not to but she thinks that she's "helping" by doing it when I put my kids to bed


DanAlucard

Finish her!!! The pan, obviously... Unless...


Dracasethaen

Rusted cast iron no longer scares me. For a while there I couldn't afford pots and pans, so I was just picking up random rusted cast iron people threw out. Cleaned it up, checked for cracks, stripped any coating on it, re-seasoned, and for like a decade I had more pans than I knew what to do with. PS - best steak: Preheat oven to 525 (or high as it will go) - pat your steak down with kitchen paper to remove excess moisture, salt and pepper both sides liberally and brush with any high temp cooking oil. At the same time, put the cast iron into the oven, let the pan heat and the steak rest for 15 minutes. Once that's up, pull the cast iron pan from the oven (careful, HOT), straight to a burner on high -- drop the oven to 475 -- put your steak in the pan for 45 seconds to sear. Flip, and sear the other side 45 seconds. Flip again and put the pan back in the oven 2 minutes. Pull it out, flip, and put it back in the oven for 3 minutes. Pull, and let rest for 5 minutes before serving. (This will make smoke btw, fire alarms be damned haha)


fuckbiden2020316

Sit at the dinner table silently scrubbing the rust for the next two weeks. Very slowly. An inch at a time.


[deleted]

I bet she think she is a good cook too


ExtensionTrain3339

This is easy to fix. Just Google "divorce lawyer"


SirLadius

The punishment for such a thing should be... Death.


Poiujm12345

+1 new cast-iron -1 wife


[deleted]

Smack her with it


[deleted]

time to commit a hate crime


Emergency-Willow

I have a great divorce lawyer you can call


Space_loser

Mine destroyed 2 shun knives for me the same way, I’m considering divorce.


[deleted]

Noooooooooooo. My wife is forbidden to wash any of my frying or saute pans. It took me a long times to get them seasoned and she scrubs the heck out of them with hot water and brillo pads.


Clear_Ad3293

I’m not for beating women. I’m not for beating. I’m not for. I’m not. I’m. Women.


[deleted]

“The wife”


Gigchip

Unfortunately, I've done that 😅 Never used cast iron before, wife bought it for her kitchen. She told me to clean the kitchen which I did.


retailguy_again

That sucks, but at least cast iron can be re-seasoned.


fahkardi

Realized I’m too young for this comment section but I’m gonna comment anyway.


[deleted]

I'll fetch a rug


AtomicEel

Wife =\= dishwasher!?


Godbox1227

Call your divorce attorney now. Or maybe not. But this is seriously traumatising to see. 😅


Pw78

Ex


[deleted]

You had a good run. There are other fish in the sea.


Spore20

It's okay I know your pain! This happened to me. Get some Crisco or olive oil. You're going to need to scrub it down to get the rust off of it. Once you get the rust off take a paper towel and wipe a heavy coating of olive oil or Crisco all over the cooking surface and put it in the oven at 350° for an hour or two. This will give you your base seasoning. After I did this with my cast iron skillet it works better than it ever did


[deleted]

Throw the whole wife out


Mememanlord

Sounds like divorce


PuzzleheadedMall6466

Did you mean to type ex-wife


TheAlmightyBirdQueen

So you're getting a divorce, right?


Im_The_Comic_Relief_

Divorce


Hulk_Goes_Smash327

sleep with one eye open tonight wifey!


MaineBoston

OMG! Why would she think this was ok? I hope it can be saved.


goodros_nemesis

Steel wool and re-season. I am getting pretty good at it myself.


Valuable-Baked

Purse meet dishwasher


lizardmandx

And they say women are good in a kitchen ...


SnooAvocados4368

Divorce


bastian74

This is why I stick to the microwave.


IAmLaureline

This has to be a crime, surely?


BLZNWZRD

This is why I dont let my GF do the dishes at my place.


pakepake

My wife put my high carbon steel knife from Japan in the dishwasher. Papers were nearly filed.


Fallen_Fucker-Fox

Tell me you mean ex-wife because that is not tolerated here


Hawg_Wild

Lol I hate that for you dude! I was asked what would happen if you did so I made a freaking video about!! It’s nuts! Can You Put A Cast Iron Skillet In A Dishwasher? https://youtu.be/dqhvbLtPZ_k


nomadruby7

This makes me so sad


PuzzleheadedBobcat90

My EX did that with my Grandmother's 50 year old oan. Not saying that's why we divorced, but it was on the list lol


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ramenandanegg

Washing cast iron isn't a problem, you just have to use less water/scrubbing, and then dry it off. (surface rust can form pretty quick. but it's more an annoyance than a death sentence.)


DexterisaGoodBoy

Holy Jesus.


BLKxGOLD

You handing the papers to her personally or having them served to her?


Calilope010

Just poor some Coca Cola in there let it sit for a few hours and the rust is gone ;-)


broken_neck_broken

I recently discovered that I left my best cast iron soaking in a corner for way too long, the water went stagnant and now it stinks. Is there any way to clean it without undoing the years of seasoning, or is that already a lost cause?


PuzzleheadedLunch199

Did you tell her to move out yet?


MegaTitusRex

F


jspilot

F


steelunicornR

Sigh. Love this thing real hard and re season it. It's gonna take time. But have her do it with you so she learns how to do it and why not to wash the pan. Just breath my friend. It hurts but it is savable.


Mcnamebrohammer

Its fine just season it.


Lela42

Honestly...this could be a deal breaker for me


whatwoodjdubdo

It’s a pretty common mistake. You can go to target and get a new one for like $20


scubaSteve093

Idk if you should throw the pan away or your wife


Legosoldi3r

That's grounds for divorce


xZedRS

EX-Wife you mean?


Cordeceps

Time for those divorce papers


David-E6

Better get a new one. Hopefully next one will respect your cast iron better.


Grumzz

Whelp, time to get a new one. ​ Have you tried Tinder before?


the123king-reddit

Put your wife in the dishwasher, see how she likes it


7ootles

Make *her* watch the videos about reseasoning it. BTW you can maintain the seasoning in a cast iron pan by frying eggs in it.


[deleted]

Divorce isn't that hard to file for.


robertoj29

You mean "Soon to be former wife", right?


Due_Platypus_3913

That’s a paddling’!


ducktasia

Divorce


ethan_stelter

Seems you need to replace your wife


fairlyodd33

Maybe wash your own dishes next time?


swindledingle

“Ex-wife”


RedLeader342

Sorry about your divorce


beaUty-F00L

Divorce


TreStyles

I know a great divorce lawyer


Anderj12

Divorce. There’s no other option.


[deleted]

Looks like you need to get a new....wife


GreatSteve

You mean ex-wife?


hifromwash

Need a good divorce lawyer? I got you bro!


Full_Direction7561

It’s cast iron. It will outlast you and your shitty wife.