Traded a blender for a cast iron pan, never looking back

My old plastic blender sat in the cabinet for 6 months. Put it on the swap board last Tuesday. Grabbed a rusty cast iron skillet from a guy in the building. Spent 3 hours scrubbing it down with salt and oil. Cooked a steak last night that beat anything from my nonstick. The heat retention is honestly ridiculous. Anybody else traded gadgets for basic cookware and surprised themselves?

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coleman.gray10d ago

Man, I was the biggest nonstick apologist for years. Thought cast iron was just hype from people who liked doing extra work. Then my roommate left a cheap lodge skillet behind and I figured I'd try it just to see. Took me a few tries to get the seasoning right, but once I did, it completely flipped how I cook. Now I reach for that thing before anything else, and my old nonstick just sits there collecting dust.