What is the best method for browning meats-like chicken Parmesan? Heat pan fist then add oil? Or add oil then heat pan? How much oil to use? Thanks
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I always heat a pan at first (until I see smoke come out) then I add oil about 1 tbs. If you add oil before the pan is hot enough, the meat will stick. When you are done using the pan and clean it you put oil on it to keep it from rusting. When you use the pan the next time, you are burning the old oil off.
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It doesn't matter if you heat the pan first before put the oil in or heat the pan after you put the oil in. Kinda like the chicken or the egg. Everyone knows God created the chicken first. The important thing to do is get the oil or pan hot enough...and that's time and not more than medium heat. If your oil is starting to smoke...and I mean the slightest sign of smoking...your ready! I wash this pan like my cast irons...wipe....scrape if necessary...hot water and a stiff brush...and oil if necessary! Great pans...another suggestion....there is no better recipes than Test Kitchen! I've tried em all! Good luck kitchen warrior! It doesn't matter if you heat the pan first before put the oil in or heat the pan after you put the oil in. Kinda like the chicken or the egg. Everyone knows God created the chicken first. The important thing to do is get the oil or pan hot enough...and that's time and not more than medium heat. If your oil is starting to smoke...and I mean the slightest sign of smoking...your ready! I wash this pan like my cast irons...wipe....scrape if necessary...hot water and a stiff brush...and oil if necessary! Great pans...another suggestion....there is no better recipes than Test Kitchen! I've tried... » Read More It doesn't matter if you heat the pan first before put the oil in or heat the pan after you put the oil in. Kinda like the chicken or the egg. Everyone knows God created the chicken first. The important thing to do is get the oil or pan hot enough...and that's time and not more than medium heat. If your oil is starting to smoke...and I mean the slightest sign of smoking...your ready! I wash this pan like my cast irons...wipe....scrape if necessary...hot water and a stiff brush...and oil if necessary! Great pans...another suggestion....there is no better recipes than Test Kitchen! I've tried em all! Good luck kitchen warrior! « Show Less
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I let the pan heat up and then add oil, wait until it begins to have baby bubbles in it. (that's when you put the handle of a wooden spoon in it) And then I'm good to go.
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frying pan is wonderful for meat. Used mine last night to make chicken legs.
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We generally warm the pan before adding oil or butter but you can also warm it with oil on it, i don't think it will spoil the pan or food!
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There are directions given with the pan when you purchase. I used Canola oil. I placed a teaspoon of oil in the pan and made certain to cover the entire inside of the pan. I placed the pan in a warm oven 250 degree Farenheight. For the time specified in the directions one hour. This is how you season a pan. You cannot wash the pan in soapy water as this will undo the seasoning. I rinse and scrape my pan with hot water to clean it.If needed I add a drop of Canola oil to re season it. Please read and follow directions given with the pan.
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You really need to follow the instructions, preheat pan on medium and use little oil and food shouldn't stick. Hope this is helpful.
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Be sure the pan is super hot before placing the steak in it. Also if frying chicken, etc, don't attempt to move pieces until they are browned or you may loosen the breading/coating. Once browned, it generally will release easily to move around the skillet.
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Hello, Please look at various videos on YouTube. Seasoning is basically just heating oil in the pan.Good luck. 1409clay@gmail.com
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Yes, I personally like to use a little oil/spray before cooking. Keeps the pan in new condition and food tastes better.
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I just use Pure Olive Oil. Don't use extra virgin, the smoke point is much lower. When I season, I just put a bit in the bottom and heat it up. Once it is hot, I swirl it around and up all the sides. Just make sure the wok is pretty hot, you will see a small bit of smoke from it, but nothing major. Then wipe out the excess when you are done and you are good to go!
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I always lightly oil the skillet after each use. I actually put vegetable oil in a spray bottle and give it a squirt or two and then take a paper towel and wipe it on the inside of the pan. It builds up more of non-stick coating so your food doesn't stick. As for the seasoning the outside.... When I first got the skillet, I did oil the whole entire skillet (inside and outside) and then put it in the oven upside down in the oven to season it.... However, I don't oil the outside after every use.
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As I recall, the directions said just to rub a little salad oil on the pan before using for the first time. I did that, and it worked just fine.
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You must preseason the pan yourself. Just use vegetable oil and paper towel
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I always use melted butter and it comes out great. Never actually used oil, because I can usually taste it in baked things.
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Personally I heat it for a few minutes beforehand, like 5 minutes on high. then hit it with Misto Brushed Aluminum Olive Oil Sprayer (olive oil) or pam for grilling which does an alright job also... If your cooking breakfast, I suggest bacon makes it really slick. Only tough part with the bacon is things will slide if its not perfectly level. If you don't like bacon please ignore my response and keep things sticking.
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Same way you would use any other cooking oil. For example, I just put a teaspoon full into a pan, heated it, and fried eggs in it. That was easy! You could also add it to other foods. Anything that requires oil can use this.
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I used what the mix recommended. It's non-stick, but I checked with fork at midpoint and at end just to make sure. When batter turned into cake as fork showed I pulled it out of oven. It came out fine. Most important is to use a good amount of Pam on divider blades and everywhere else. Non-stick doesn't work as well as you'd think. Use/spray oil. If not its a bear to clean. I found out the hard way.
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I typically just run mildly warm water in the pan right after I finish cooking with it; depending on what I am cooking, I do spray a light amount of cooking spray on the pan (boneless/skinless chicken breasts or fish tend to stick if I don't spray, beef or pork tend to have more natural fats, so the pan doesn't really need spraying).