Comment on Is it safe to use pans with peeling nonstick coating?
Alimentar@lemm.ee 7 months ago
I’ve looked into this when buying pans, I’d say it’s still unsafe. Apparently in 2013 they changed their formulation so the chemicals aren’t toxic and if ingested it’s inert so it doesn’t affect you at all.
With all that, I still don’t trust non-stick and bought myself a stainless steel pan and I love it. It’s easy to maintain and when cooking properly most things don’t really stick either.
falcunculus@jlai.lu 7 months ago
Would you have resources or advice about cooking properly on a stainless steel pan ?
Alimentar@lemm.ee 7 months ago
Preheat the empty pan. You’ll know it’s hot enough when you throw water droplets on and it beads and dances around.
Then use a good amount of oil and/or butter. I’ve even cooked eggs without much hassle.
zeekaran@sopuli.xyz 7 months ago
You often need less heat than you think. Use oil. Pretty much everything should cook better in a stainless with a little bit of learning curve, except eggs.* Yes, even fish. Keep steel wool and barkeeper’s friend handy for scrubbing them back to a shiny polish.
*Cook eggs in a non stick that you use for basically nothing but eggs.
OrteilGenou@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Preheat and use a decent amount of oil
mxl@lemm.ee 7 months ago
Also try not to load it with a lot of food. I sometimes need to, and when I do, it seems to cool the pan a bit and the food starts to stick. I normally just raise the heat a bit.