Making Stainless Steel Pans Non Stick

To find out if we could make a regular stainless steel skillet more nonstick with the help of a vegetable oil spray like pam we sprayed the entire surface of a 10 inch skillet and heated it over medium heat any hotter and the spray discolored until shimmering before adding an egg which we also sprayed on top.

Making stainless steel pans non stick. Never use nonstick cooking spray. But it can definitely be a pain to scrape eggs or other meals off a stainless steel pan. I set out to find out how to make a stainless steel pan non stick and i can t believe it was so easy. Many people believe stainless steel frying pans are far superior to those with non stick surfaces because they do not trust the non stick materials.

Heat your pan over medium high heat for 2 3 minutes. Since i enjoy a challenge my task became making my stainless steel pans non stick. Heat a stainless steel skillet over medium or medium high for 2 minutes. Making your stainless steel frying pan non stick is a simple process.

Heat the oil until wisps of smoking. Here s how in just minutes. There has to be a way i thought. It wasn t long before i was missing my non stick pans though.

I haven t used a non stick pan in nine years. I think my griddle is the best electric griddle and the same with my other pots and pans too. These sprays are not compatible with non stick pans and create a buildup on the surface of the pan that over time is impossible to remove. I love using them and.

Turns out that i was right. I now use an old cast iron electric griddle a large cast iron skillet one enameled cast iron dutch oven my favorite and the rest of my skillets and pots are stainless steel. If you use stainless steel you are using something that has been used safely for generations in cooking. Add enough vegetable oil to coat the entire bottom of the pan with a inch of oil.

You can feel better about the meals you prepare in these pans. For that reason i try to avoid cooking with non stick pans.