Hot take: those viral before and after cleaning videos are mostly staged

I noticed this after trying to recreate one I saw on Facebook. Lady claimed she used just baking soda and vinegar on a 20 year old stove. I tried the exact same method on my own stove that's only 5 years old. Didn't do jack. Then I found out she actually used a commercial degreaser first and just wiped the baking soda on for show. Another video showed a guy restoring a rusty cast iron pan in 10 minutes. I've restored cast iron for years. Takes way longer. Has anyone else tried following one of these and gotten completely different results?

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jake_patel6d ago

True, restoring cast iron takes hours of seasoning, not just a quick scrub.

scott.olivia5d ago

Yeah but isn't most of that time just waiting in the oven?

emma_garcia4d ago

Oh yeah, the baking soda and vinegar thing is hilarious. "Just let it sit for 10 minutes" they say, meanwhile I scrubbed for 30 minutes and my stove still looks like it survived a grease fire. Their pans come out looking like museum pieces while mine look like I tried seasoning them with disappointment and regret.