gags in Gordon Ramsay

At least it's not raw

That least touches an open flame.

They don't scrub them with soap and water, but they do scrape them clean with a razor sharp spatula after every portion is cooked.

This sounds like BS. I can't tell the difference between a burger cooked in my cast iron vs. an ordinary skillet. Once, there was a lingering odor of turmeric from a scramble I made, and I think some of the flavor got into food I cooked afterwards, but it didn't last.

Every time I see an older person's cast iron, it's covered in that charcoal black garbage that they think is seasoning. Hopefully whoever inherits them strips and reasons them, but so many people have this "wisdom" passed down to them that I kind of doubt it.