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Nonstick cookware or not?
I am looking to replace my >10 year old Calphalon nonstick cookware. I can see the nonstick surface coming off the pans, and am starting to worry about how much of that is getting into our food.
I ...
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Why is the dishwasher not recommended for my All-Clad MC2 line of pot and pans?
I just looked on the All-Clad website (faq 7 and faq 13). It says that because the MC2 has a brushed aluminum alloy exterior, it mush be hand washed. Why is the dishwasher bad for it?
It's just soap ...
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Does ceramic non-stick cookware “fail”, and if so, how?
I've heard of pans with ceramic non-stick surfaces; it seems some reports on internet say they may "fail" in about 6 months.
How can these pans "fail"? Do ceramic-coated pans require ...
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What should I look for in a cooking pan for Risotto?
I just moved across country and basically sold everything I own including my cooking pans. I used to use a medium-high sided two handled pan that I cannot find an image for to show you. It worked for ...
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Stainless Steel Pan — gray bottom. Why?
Just started using a stainless steel pan. First thing I cooked in it was bacon followed by some fried rice. Stuff stuck to it, but a quick soak and it all came off. However, once I cleaned and dried ...
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What determines if the handle of a pan gets hot while in use?
About three years ago, we replaced a one 10" skillet with another, both Macy's Tools of the Trade anodized aluminum teflon skillets. (The teflon coating didn't last on the old pan.)
The old pan had ...
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Why do “saute pans” have straight sides?
I've read numerous times that when sauteing, the pan used usually has curved sides to allow one to toss the food. However, whenever I look at pans on shopping websites and such, the pan labeled "saute ...
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Do I need to season a stainless steel saute pan?
Okay, I received a nice stainless steel saute pan for Christmas and in looking around online there are people that say I need to season it. Most of the techniques I've seen involve oil and salt and ...
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how can I tell if my pots and pans are ferrous?
I am looking into replacing my hob with an quick, induction type electric hob, but they stipulate that the the cookware must be ferrous. I have decent cookware, but how do I know if it is correct?
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What makes oil stick to the pan so bad that it is so difficult to wash out?
My parents went out of town for a bit and so I had to fend for myself with cooking! I made some chicken and some quesadillas on a particular pan. However, my parents got back and my mom is astounded ...
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What is this pan called, and what is it used for?
This pan was given to me recently, apparently it was with the other baking items we got from my Grandmother. It is very shallow and appears to have a no-stick coating. As you can see there's a ring ...
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What type of frying pan does not warp?
I have a glass smooth-top stove. Every large frying pan that I have bought so far has almost immediately warped so that the bottom is no longer flat. They all end up concave -- like a wok but less ...
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Food sticking to fry pan
I've been having a problem lately with my potstickers sticking to my pan too much. This didn't start happening until recently.
I'm using my stainless fry pan rather than a nonstick. Mostly, because ...
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How do I prevent food from sticking to a standard (non-coated) pan?
On cooking shows I always see cooks using ordinary pans without non-stick coatings, and nothing ever seems to stick to their pans. But when I try the same recipes at home, my food always sticks.
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The bottom of my black cheap pan has worn off and I can now see the metal below where food would go. Is that pan safe to use anymore?
As part of my "kitchen inventory package" my short stay agency gave me for my cooking, there's a pan. After a couple of mistakes (cough using it to heat sauce without adding oil (as instructed!) then ...
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Why use metal cake pan instead of silicone one?
I've been using silicone cake pans in my electric oven for a while and they work great and cakes come out easily and washing then is also very convenient. However I see that there're lots of ...
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Cassolette Pans - Cooking on the Stovetop and in the Oven
So, I'm a hobbyist and like to play with new recipes. Recently I've found a few recipes which want me to fry something, then put the pan directly into the oven and roast for a bit. Then maybe move ...
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How to pan sear a thin steak?
I'm doing something really simple right now, sprinkling pepper over one side of a half-inch thick steak and throwing it in a pan of butter.
But by the time it's cooked through (I want medium rare), ...
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Why do my nonstick fry pans 'bow up' and not make good contact with my flat top stove
We recently bought a flat top (glass top) stove to replace our standard electric stove with the coiled "eye" heating elements. The flat top is certainly easy to clean, and if you have a boil-over, it ...
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Buying my first set of pots and pans
I have NO idea what I'm doing :). I'm looking to buy some pots/pans for my appartment (just moved out). Considering these:
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Cast iron, forged iron or carbon steel pan for induction?
I need a new pan for non-stick applications (eggs) and I want to try using a well-seasoned iron or carbon steel one. I use an induction stove.
Normally, the arguments I hear in favor of carbon steel ...
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Why does Angel Food Cake use a tube pan?
I know from Can an Angel Food Cake recipe be converted to cupcakes that it is possible to make Angel Food Cake in a form other than a tube pan.
However, I'm wondering if there is a reason that Angel ...
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Pans with ceramic coating useful?
being a passionate home cook I of couse like working with good kitchen tools... Besides my precious knives I need good pots and pans...
Lately I've seen a lot of advertisements for pans with a ...
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Lining a frying pan with aluminum foil to reduce post-cooking cleanup?
I make a lot of stir fry in my frying pan, and I hate cleaning it up. Often, if I do not clean the pan immediately, the stir fry residue (little pieces I have failed to scooped out when moving the ...
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How to remove film from stainless steel pan
I have an unsightly film around my stainless pan as shown here:
What is causing this to happen?
And how can I remove the film? I have soaked it in soapy water, scraped it with a plastic scraper, ...
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What to do with a Sizzler?
We were gifted a Sizzler yesterday - a sort of elongated shallow cast-iron pan on a wood base for serving and keeping warm at the table. I know these are supposed to be for helping things caramelise, ...
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Can anyone tell me what this is?
It looks to be a double boiler of some sort, but we're not sure what it is.
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Is Greenpan safe?
We've been using this environmentally friendly non stick pan called the Green pan from Costco and I've done some research on it, but I cant seem to find anything or anyone debunking the safeness of ...
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Steaks look light brown aren't charing
I'm cooking steaks in a stainless steel pan. It's never getting hot enough to cook steaks and char them it's charring in a few places then starts to basically boil and lightly brown the meat which ...
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How do I season an iron griddle on an induction hob?
I have an induction hob but no oven, how do I season a new cast iron pan I'm thinking of getting?
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Machine washed my cake pans
I got two circular cake pans for Christmas, and finally put them to use for home-made yellow cake layers. Feeling lazy, I tossed them into the dish washer afterwards instead of hand-washing, and ...
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Pan-fried hamburgers, what temperature?
I am trying to cook hamburgers in a 12" pan on my stovetop. I am attempting to replicate some hamburgers I have had at a "local" place around here (read: 1.5 hours away), where the burgers are not ...
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Should I preheat a pan, or start the cooking timer immediately?
I'm getting ready to heat up a pre-prepared meal (the ones that are kept in the freezer), and the instructions say to place in a pan and cook on high heat for three minutes.
When should the three ...
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What is the difference between a gugelhupf pan, a bund(t) pan and a rodon pan?
I searches around a bit and found that the same manufacturer often offers forms under all three names, so I don't think this is a synonym. Also, I found a forum thread (in German) suggesting that ...
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How do you keep ebelskivers from sticking?
My sister bought me a cast iron ebelskiver pan, and I've not had much luck with each of the batches I've tried. They always burn or stick.
I'm hopeful someone might have a tried-and-true technique ...
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In what ways does the size of the baking pan matter while baking cakes?
Rose Levy's reviews warn about using the right sized pans, and say that failing to do so will result in failure.
I have glass ware and silicon cups for baking cakes. I prefer to bake the cake ...
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How to get flour quesadilla light and crispy?
My homemade quesadillas made with flour tortillas always come out hard, dry and crunchy instead of light and crispy.
I spray the tortillas with a little Pam (spray oil), lay one tortilla ...
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pan to bake a pound cake
I have a recipe for pound cake that I love, but I make it in a tube pan. I would like to make it in a 9x13 oblong pan, but don't know how long the cake should bake or if the recipe I use in the tube ...
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Why have all of my quality pans started smoking at once?
Okay, I have a situation here that is blowing my mind and hopefully someone here can help me. The other night, I attempted to cook a burger on the stove. Smoke was coming up (eventually pouring up) ...
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How can I clean this cooking pan?
I have this non-stick tefal cooking pan which works great - nothing sticks to the telfon part.
The only problem is the silver metal rim to the pan - it just gets more and more brown the more often I ...
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Substitutions for 11x18 pan?
What's called for specifically is an "11- by 18-inch (rimmed) baking pan (hs note: or jellyroll pan)" in this recipe. I made this once before and it was a hit, but I forgot about not having the ...
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Safety of Calphalon pots and pans
I hear so many thoughts on Calphalon hard anodized pots and pans. Are these safe to use?
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how can I strip the surface from an iron alloy pan without harming the metal?
Got a Debuyer Mineral Element Pan for Christmas. It has a thin coating of bees wax. I thought it would be nifty to preseason the pan with flax oil and get an awesome surface on it before I started ...
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Should I skin the common sole for pan?
I have already cooked a common sole once before, and have skinned only the upper side (the dark side). The result was quite tasty. However, some people say that there's no need to skin it. For what ...
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Toaster Oven pan Without The Toaster Oven
Growing up, my parents had a couple of little, 2 layer pans that came with Toast-R-Ovens (The appliance themselves had been lost or broke, but the pans remained.). They were great for cooking drippy ...
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How to soften diced meat that was has had too much of its juices leave from being cooked too long?
I have a bad habit of wanting to over cook meat on the frying pan. It's from a phobia that any juices or red/pink coloring inside the meat may contain bacteria/germs etc. So when I cook diced meat on ...
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Pan-frying marinated meat without making a huge mess?
I love marinated meat, I love the extra flavor that the marinade adds to it. However, I don't always have the option to BBQ it, so sometimes I have to use a frying pan.
However, this always creates a ...
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How to select a drain rack for pots and pans?
I use a dish rack for air drying pots and pans. Unfortunately all of the dish racks I have ever purchased do not stand up to the abuse of pots and pans. Eventually the dish rack begins to break down ...
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Bundt Pan Substitution?
I have a cake recipe that calls for baking in a bundt pan (it's a sweet potato spice cake). Can I use another kind of pan, or will it affect the quality of the cake?
