Yeah the durability is the greatest thing. I can use metal spatulas and scrape away. No need to baby it, it’s literally a hunk of metal. I don’t even give a shit how the seasoning looks anymore, if food doesn’t stick badly it’s all good.
You don’t need any special equipment. Chain mail is useful to have in general though (not just for cast iron), but not mandatory.
Imo pans just take too much space in the dishwasher so I’ll just wash them immediately after use. Takes like 30 seconds because the pan still being hot helps immensely. After drying I like to oil them, just because I like how they look oiled, literally no other reason.
I prefer to have all 3: stainless, cast iron and carbon steel. Personally I have a carbon steel wok that does double duty as a frying pan.
Your current gas prices are about at the level where a lot of people used to cruise at where I live. Haven’t really seen it much since it rose to about 2€ per liter (7.57€ or $8.29 per gallon).
Eh, the worse the experience is, the less I want to use Reddit, which is only good if you ask me.
I’m kinda surprised they didn’t already kill old.reddit just like they killed 3rd party apps.
They just had a quick look and are no longer interested.
I don’t even remember the last time I seasoned mine. Definitely not even once a year.