Do you reuse cooking pans after cooking in them or wash after every use?

[Anonymous]

Uh, I wash every time. This is a very weird question. I get not washing a measuring cup you just filled with water but something you actually cooked with and had food in it? Yes I wash.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I sometimes wipe out a pot if I’m reusing it during the same meal. But at the end of meal prep of course everything gets washed.

This.

[Anonymous]

Just reading this question I got throw up in my mouth. That is disgusting and unsanitary. Please don't reuse dirty pans that have been sitting out growing pathogens.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Honestly can’t believe this is even a question

+100

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wash every time except the special cast iron one which you should not add soap

Ewww

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I sometimes wipe out a pot if I’m reusing it during the same meal. But at the end of meal prep of course everything gets washed.

Same. Example - sauté onions and peppers for a recipe, quick rinse, the cook the chicken.
In the pancake scenario, I could envision using the pan for sausage afterwards. Although then the pancakes will be cold before the sausage is served…

[Anonymous]

I wash it every time. Seems gross that this is even a question.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wash every time except the special cast iron one which you should not add soap

Ewww

The “seasoning” on the pan that makes it nonstick is oil that has soaked into the pan. Washing in soap can strip the cast iron “seasoning”, thus removing the nonstick properties. And also it’s porous. Cast iron is meant to be gently wiped off.
I cook in cast iron almost every week. Depending on what I’ve cooked depends on what I use. Often I use coarse salt to scrub if it needs it. Other times a very lightly soaped wash cloth.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well that is gross. I will re-use a pan immediately for the same meal when it makes sense - like sautéing mushrooms and onions and then taking them out, adding more oil and putting in the chicken. Or cooking eggs after making bacon and wiping off most of the excess grease. But like cooking and then putting the pan back in the cabinet? Never.

This is my routine. It had honestly never occurred to me that anyone would actually put it back in the cabinet without washing.

[Anonymous]

I will cook an entire meal in the same skillet, just cooking in order. Brown the meat, remove excess grease with a paper towel, if needed. use veggies/alliums to deglaze, add/create sauce, add meat back and heat to finish. I'm not going to stop and clean my pan in-between steps. That fond has good flavor; I want it in my dish.

If I'm cooking something completely different, I'll use a different pan. If I don't have a different pan, I'll wash and reuse one (but I cook a lot and have several pans, so this doesn't usually happen unless I'm cooking all day without running dishes between meals).

The only time I'll leave a dish and then reuse it later is if I'm doing something in grease and then doing the same thing again in a short amount of time. E.g. if I'm making myself a grilled cheese, and then plan to make grilled cheese for my kids in an hour when they're back from school/camp/sports/whatever, I might "save" the pan in the oven until they're home. I'm not going to use a pan for my grilled cheese today and then save it for tomorrow, or fry an egg in it in the morning and save it for grilled cheese at night.

[Anonymous]

I wash everytime, even cast iron otherwise the flavor will transfer to what ever you are cooking.

[Anonymous]

This is why I don't eat anything at potluck events. So many of you are just gross and nasty. It's basic food safety to wash your dishes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is why I don't eat anything at potluck events. So many of you are just gross and nasty. It's basic food safety to wash your dishes.

Nobody invites your high-maintenance self to potlucks, Stacie. Besides, you don't use a washcloth, so you shouldn't talk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is why I don't eat anything at potluck events. So many of you are just gross and nasty. It's basic food safety to wash your dishes.

Nobody invites your high-maintenance self to potlucks, Stacie. Besides, you don't use a washcloth, so you shouldn't talk.

Yeah but Karens do show up

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is why I don't eat anything at potluck events. So many of you are just gross and nasty. It's basic food safety to wash your dishes.

Nobody invites your high-maintenance self to potlucks, Stacie. Besides, you don't use a washcloth, so you shouldn't talk.

It's always telling when posters get super defensive and have to make shit up in order to make a point. If you don't wash your dishes, you are gross and nasty. Just own it. No, I don't feel bad about not eating your slop.