ranyart, 12 days ago

@MsHearthWitch oh nice! I splurged on a really nice big pan from them a year or two ago and really love it.

dyani, 12 days ago

@MsHearthWitch are those stainless steel? i really wish i understood how to cook with stainless steel but everything sticks!

MsHearthWitch, 12 days ago

@dyani They are!

For stainless the trick is to let it heat up, then add oil, let that heat, then use it.

dyani, 12 days ago

@MsHearthWitch i have successfully done that in the beginning, but what about for longer cooking? i tend to make lots of things that have multiple steps where you add more and more to the pot. and by the end (or middle?) it sticks horribly

MsHearthWitch, 12 days ago

@dyani Hmmm Mostly for stainless I use my wok. Otherwise I tend to use the stainless steel stuff for like, soups or pasta, maybe a curry.

For my pad thai, which is a multi-step thing. It's the same. Heat the pan on Med, add oil (generously) til oil shimmers, then cook as normal.

I think the trick is the heat, not too high, but high enough. Letting things sear a bit before stirring them so they release from the edge.

There's definitely a trick to it that's all about the temp.