# PFAS + Microplastic + Heavy Metal Free Cooking And Living

**URL:** <https://tw.forumosa.com/t/pfas-microplastic-heavy-metal-free-cooking-and-living/250710>\
**Category:** Food & Drink\
**Created:** [April 30, 2025, 8:23pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/pfas-microplastic-heavy-metal-free-cooking-and-living/250710 "2025-04-30T20:23:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![hansioux](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/hansioux/32/253648_2.png) [@hansioux](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/hansioux)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2026, 2:30am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/pfas-microplastic-heavy-metal-free-cooking-and-living/250710/41 "2026-07-01T02:30:08Z")

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> [@cranky-laowai](#):
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> Ikea offers an affordable carbon steel pan

Since it requires seasoning, that means you can’t put it in the dish washer?

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**Author:** ![cranky-laowai](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@cranky-laowai](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/cranky-laowai)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2026, 2:40am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/pfas-microplastic-heavy-metal-free-cooking-and-living/250710/42 "2026-07-01T02:40:37Z")

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I don’t have a dishwasher, but from what I’ve read, carbon steel pans and dishwashers are not good friends, so don’t.

I wash mine by hand and then finish drying it on the stove, paying particular attention to the areas by rivets where water might linger. Then a light coat of oil using a paper towel.

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**Author:** ![cranky-laowai](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@cranky-laowai](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/cranky-laowai)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2026, 5:52am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/pfas-microplastic-heavy-metal-free-cooking-and-living/250710/43 "2026-07-01T05:52:54Z")

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Perhaps I should add this info for carbon steel newbies: If you get a carbon steel pan and it comes to look like some grungy thing you might imagine seeing in the discount box at a flea market, don’t sweat it. It’s fine that way, really (as long as you don’t let it rust).

I like my 10" pan so well that I’ll probably get a 12" pan for bigger jobs.

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