How do you cook with a Stainless Steel skillet so the food won't stick?

Question

I have completely changed all my cookware to stainless steel but am having problems with sticking when cooking in the skillets, help - it's a mess to clean up and I keep making a mess of the omlets.

Answer 1

Hot pan, cold oil, food won't stick. So it is said, and I believe it to a certain extent.

Answer 2

Olive oil and lots of it.

Stainless steel pans look great and have good heat distribution but they stick like crazy.

Heat up the pan slowly. Add your oil and let it warm up gently. Make sure your ingredients are at room temperature and gently lower them into the pan, trying not to move them around too much in the process.

Answer 3

Obviously, oil it well.

When you put something on it, say a chicken breast, dont' move it around a lot. Let it sit there, get a crust, THEN move it or flip it.

I know for greasy things like bacon and sausage, if you start the meats in a cold pan (lay them in a cold pan) then put under the heat, it won't stick as bad as if you slap them in a hot pan.

IMO, Teflon is still great for certain cooking implements.

Answer 4

NO! hot pan, NOT cold food! If it's meat you are cooking, the meat should always be at room temp. (this goes even if you are grilling, roasting etc.) Cold meat will bring the temp of the oil down, so it would be a waste to heat the oil first.
Place your food in the hot oil (pan) gently, and don't move it around.
It shouldn't stick. Always preheat your pan before you pour oil in it.

Answer 5

use a grease, like oil, butter what ever, but you have to not have the heat so high, or it will burn the pan, and your food. but use the oil, it helps keep it from sticking.

Answer 6

Clean the pan the best that you can and remember those shiny pans only look that way once.

Answer 7

Use a little "Pam". They have in a pump now without calories or fat content.

Answer 8

spray with pam and reduce the heat.

Answer 9

1.Don't use high heat.
2. use olive oil.