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Don't feel too bad. The British don't rinse their dishes at all.

Sephiroth_C_Ryu posted...

All I know is don't rinse a pan or wok if you don't know what you are doing.

"Seasoned Pans" are a thing. And only one wash can apparently ruin them.

I didn't know that till last year, despite re-using plates for 2-3 meals in a row during a time I was using plates as my cooking (read: microwaving whatever) surface.

I still don't get it to be honest.

Like, why not just use a clean pan and add just a little extra set of blended spices to it? And a dash of salt?

Mostly a myth these days. Seasoning cookware is the process of applying oil to the pan and heating it at high temperatures until the oil turns into a polymer which acts as a natural nonstick surface. Dish soap way back when contained lye which absolutely did ruin the seasoning of pans. Most dish soap today is actually not true soap at all and therefore does not contain lye, so you can safely use dish washing liquid on seasoned pans, just make sure you dry it thoroughly and never run it through the dishwasher.