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[–] ms_lane@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago

You got stuck egg AND forever chemicals in your food, delicious.

[–] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 6 points 23 hours ago

Reduce the heat. You are getting your pan too hot. Also, non stick or not, use some form of fat to aid in heat transfer and help keep it from sticking. You don't need a lot. A 1/4 tbsp will work.

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 4 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (1 children)

Use Gordon Ramsay's method (which means using a saucepan). Seriously, just do it. You won't believe how good your eggs can be and you'll never do it any other way. Regular scrambled eggs, but they're so rich they taste like cheese eggs.

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 2 points 17 hours ago

I was going to say "butter" and I was right but apparently he also went with "texture of baby poop".

[–] schizolol9@lemy.lol 1 points 17 hours ago

I just reduce down the heat and use nonstick pam spray to cook my eggs.

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 55 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You guys are still putting PFAS in your food?

[–] Anamnesis@lemmy.world 47 points 1 day ago (3 children)

There's nonstick without pfas. Does it have other chems we have no idea about? Probably. But not pfas.

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 18 points 1 day ago (7 children)

Non stick isn't even good for cooking, get a nice stainless steel pan and see how much better food tastes

[–] Anamnesis@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I have never once cooked with a stainless steel pan and not had the food stick like crazy. Dump as much vegetable oil as you want in, let it heat up as much as you want, that tofu is sticking to the pan and getting ruined in stainless steel. I'm convinced that people who swear by stainless only ever cook meat.

[–] cashew@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago

I cook vegetable dishes all the time in stainless steel. Works fine. It all comes down to technique and heat control.

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Never had such a problem, even scrambled egg and the pan looks like new after

Never tried vegetable oil though

[–] Anamnesis@lemmy.world 1 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

What oil are you using? Olive sticks even worse in my experience

[–] qarbone@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago (1 children)
[–] frostysauce@lemmy.world 1 points 18 hours ago

Man tallow.

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 1 points 19 hours ago

50/50 mix of olive oil and butter

Or 1:12 mix of sesame oil and peanut oil

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 5 points 1 day ago

Lmao here we go again

[–] dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works 20 points 1 day ago (5 children)

I think you've misspelled cast iron. Or maybe carbon steel?

I do want some stainless skillets, but specifically to stick fond in from meat searing, not to replace nonstick. It's for actually the opposite purpose.

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[–] graycube@lemmy.world 29 points 1 day ago (6 children)

Regardless of the type of pan you are using, you will find eggs ate much less likely to stick if you wait for the pan to be hot before you out the eggs in. I don't know why this is, but if you put cold eggs in a cold pan, they will stick when you cook them.

[–] Belgdore@lemm.ee 5 points 23 hours ago

leidenfrost effect

[–] celliern@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Usually you need hot pan as the water will vaporise and make a vapor layer that prevent sticking

For inox pan, it also avoid that the micro cracks in the metal move and expand during the cooking which tend to trap the food and make it stick a lot

But you should avoid to heat a non-stick pan without food as it can emit toxic fume if it reach a critical temperature

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] CDenno@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Full respect to inox gang, but I'm Cast Iron crew for life

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Cast iron full respect bro, but just too heavy.

[–] scutiger@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)
[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 1 points 19 hours ago

Maybe I should!

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 day ago

Also, if you're cooking at too high of a temperature it'll stick. It'll burn the very outer layer and stick the the pan.

[–] cashew@lemmy.world 1 points 19 hours ago

When the pan heats (and expands), its microscopic gaps close up. If foods are added before this happens, it pinches and traps the food causing it to stick.

[–] affiliate@lemmy.world 25 points 1 day ago

it’s because the eggs expect to be warm and they punish you if you let them get cold. same reason chickens sit on them before they hatch.

[–] droans@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

A little tip - put a small pad of butter on the pan first, let it melt, and then spread it out. The pan will be the perfect temp for the eggs and it'll make them a bit better.

Also, add a couple tablespoons of milk to the eggs. It will make them smoother and fluffier.

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[–] ElectricTrombone@lemmy.world 39 points 1 day ago (9 children)
[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 2 points 17 hours ago

Laughs in Paula Dean.

[–] ummthatguy@lemmy.world 40 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Is this strangely erotic or am I just American?

Did it awaken something in you?

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[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Scramble em in a glass cup and pour that into the pan. Might work better

[–] mightyfoolish@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] don@lemm.ee 4 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

You forgot to turn on the heat

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 3 points 20 hours ago (1 children)
[–] mightyfoolish@lemmy.world 2 points 18 hours ago

Yes, thank you, your advice was good so I thought I would take a crack at it.

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