Best way to use a stainless steel frying pan

[Deleted member 4644]

Ok, so I just got this awesome stainless steel frying pan from my mom and I want to learn how to use it to its maximum ability.

I use it for eggs and they turned out well, but I had a little trouble cleaning it (roommate burned his eggs for one thing).

How do you all cook eggs? PAM, butter, oil? etc

What else can you do with a stainless steel pan? Veggies? Gimme some ideas

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

stainless steel sucks unless you are very skilled at cooking on it. And eggs are one fo the hardest.

 

[JoeKing]

Use lots of EVOO and EDOO for whatever you do.

 

[bernse]

Stainless steel? Not bad if it's got a good, thick sandwhich bottom. Otherwise, they can be very uneven. Otherwise, gimmie a big, heavy cast iron one anyday of the week.

 

[Mo0o]

Very easy to mess up w/ stainless steel. Unless you're a master chef id stick w/ teflon.

 

[Deleted member 4644]

I dont like teflon. And Iron sucks too.

 

[bernse]

Originally posted by: LordSegan
I dont like teflon. And Iron sucks too.

If you think cast iron sucks, you're obviously not much of a cook.

Short of a solid gold pan, cast iron is by far the best all around material.... well, lead wouldn't be bad other than the worry about getting poisoned and stuff.
😕

 

[gistech1978]

fry bacon first
then fry eggs in some of the bacon grease.

thats how you do it.

 

[BatmanNate]

Cast iron pwns j00. My pan is over 100 years old and it still rocks, I just oil it after use and wash.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Originally posted by: LordSegan
I dint like teflon. And Iron sucks too.

Actually cast iron is superior for many kinds of cooking. The problem is that it's reactive and isn't good for acidic sauces.

You can't season a SS skillet, so you need to have fat in the pan. One common mistake is to use too high a heat for cooking. If you insist on very high heat, go with the cast iron. The SS pan is very very good (assuming we are talking All-Clad quality) at cooking where you want to deglaze the pan for a sauce. That also helps with clean up as well.

Teflon is superior for things like omelets, however temps used to brown a steak will kill a teflon pan in short order.

 

[Deleted member 4644]

Originally posted by: bernse

Originally posted by: LordSegan
I dont like teflon. And Iron sucks too.

If you think cast iron sucks, you're obviously not much of a cook.

Short of a solid gold pan, cast iron is by far the best all around material.... well, lead wouldn't be bad other than the worry about getting poisoned and stuff.
😕

Well, I should clarify. The cast iron pan I have sucks... we let it rust and it makes stuff taste bad now..

Oh, and I am a college student.. I suck at cooking 🙂

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: LordSegan

Originally posted by: bernse

Originally posted by: LordSegan
I dont like teflon. And Iron sucks too.

If you think cast iron sucks, you're obviously not much of a cook.

Short of a solid gold pan, cast iron is by far the best all around material.... well, lead wouldn't be bad other than the worry about getting poisoned and stuff.
😕

Well, I should clarify. The cast iron pan I have sucks... we let it rust and it makes stuff taste bad now..

Oh, and I am a college student.. I suck at cooking 🙂

It won't rust if you season it properly.