Not washing a frying pan is also disgusting. The seasoning on a cast iron pan is a layer of polymerised oil for a non-stick layer, not stuff left from previous food
While pedantically you’re correct, subjectively it’s needlessly misleading to imply that a substance that’s been reduced to the point that it’s nearly a pure element is somehow kind to the original substance.
Not washing a frying pan is also disgusting. The seasoning on a cast iron pan is a layer of polymerised oil for a non-stick layer, not stuff left from previous food
The layers of oil bind to each other with layers of carbon, which do indeed come from the food you cook.
While pedantically you’re correct, subjectively it’s needlessly misleading to imply that a substance that’s been reduced to the point that it’s nearly a pure element is somehow kind to the original substance.