Aye but that micron thin oxide layer that it gets looks magnificent, if you put it in an oven at the right temp you could get it coming out almost goldlike

I don’t know, after seeing one of those pans with a proper shine on it in a meme, I’d love to see the colour changes from oxidation when you re-season it

Had a stainless pan go like this after a bout of the big sad, all it took to make it into a mirror was a bit of elbow grease, a scourer pad and some bleach.