This small amount of oil will heat very quickly, so in 3-5 seconds you’re ready to cook.ĥ. Swirl this around (or use a pastry brush) and return the pan to heat. So, wait until it’s hot enough then pull the pan off the burner and add your oil. If you add oil to the pan before it’s preheated, the oil will sink into the pores mentioned above. NOTE: Your pan will go from properly preheated to overheated very quickly, so have your ingredients ready before you preheat!īy subscribing, I consent to receiving emails.Ĥ. If it stays in a ball and rolls around your pan like what’s shown in the video below, it’s ready. To do this, wait until the rim of the pan is almost too hot to touch, then add a splash of water. Until you get a good feel for how long to preheat, use the water drop test. Add it too early, though, and it’ll just sink into the pores so they’ll still grab onto your food.)ģ. (Adding oil once the pan is properly heated helps, too. Preheating the pan causes the steel to expand, closing the pores and creating a smooth cooking surface. It’s the edges of those pores that cause food to stick. That’s because, when cold, stainless steel is porous - even though you can’t see or feel it. With non-stick, you have to minimize preheating time, but the opposite is true with stainless steel. In recipes calling for “medium-high” heat, I used to set my burner at 6 or 7. The multi-ply construction used in most brands of stainless steel cookware means that the sides and bottom of the pan heat evenly, so your food’s being cooked in more than one direction.
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Plus, it cost 75% less than a similar set from All-Clad! Now that I know how to cook with stainless steel, I absolutely love it. But I don’t want to turn this into a preachy blog entry, so I’m just going to assume you’ll make up your own mind on the matter.Īs far as finding my stainless steel set, I did a lot of price comparing and saw a HUGE range of prices! We decided to go with this 10-piece multi-ply set which received rave reviews. Once your loved one is dealing with something like that, you do everything you can to minimize your family’s exposure to carcinogens.
Of course, there’s been enough debate on the matter that I was reluctant to toss my nonstick set out - until my husband’s cancer diagnosis.
I’d been wanting to replace my nonstick pots and pans for years after reading that nonstick cookware has been linked to cancer and that the manufacturer of Teflon lied to consumers - and the EPA - about that link.
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