Stainless steel frying pans

[Davy Crockett]

Do they all stick or just ours ? I thought they would work better than they do.

 

[KDM]

Mama KDM isn't a fan. She stated emphatically that quote "they all stick to high heaven". She uses cast iron or aluminum with baked enamel coating. Her kitchen stuff is one area of our relationship I've learned to stay completely out of the way and simply enjoy the sweet ambrosia of foodstuffs that float gloriously out of that area of our home.

 

[camper]

Do they all stick or just ours ? I thought they would work better than they do.

We decided about 5 years ago to replace our cookware with either stainless steel or non-stick. After researching both we decided non-stick. If I remember right, stainless steel has better uniformity of heat when cooking but is harder to clean. I’ve been very happy with the non-stick pots and pans we bought from Costco.

 

[Davy Crockett]

We have always used cast iron and Teflon and never had a problem till someone told my wife that Teflon pans will kill you and SS is the best. She took the bait and then decided that cast Iron was too heavy . I'm looking for more things to cook that will stick to her SS and make it harder to wash by hand so that I can get that cast iron taste back in my diet.

 

[BDub]

Stainless steel is great for cooking many things. But frying is not. At least for me. Supposedly if you get the pan hot enough before adding the meat it shouldn’t stick. Something I apparently can’t do. I like the cast iron for frying.

 

[Davy Crockett]

I've tried everything , including a 3 stage buffing till it looked like a mirror. It did help some but still for the price they should work better.

 

[Davy Crockett]

I suppose a light cast iron pan would break easier if dropped ? Or maybe the newer ones are lighter. The old antique one we have is a big brute with tall sides, I remember my mom making donuts in it

 

[Davy Crockett]

And rosettes.

 

[riverview]

i bought a couple hexclad SS frying pans a year ago and they seem way better than the other SS pans we have

 

[gonefshn]

Have any of you tried the polished cast iron from companies like Smitheys? I like my seasoned cast iron for a lot of things but some things like eggs and such mine really suck. I’m wondering if the polished cast iron works as well as they say.

 

[Fester]

SS add some olive oil..never had a problem.
Titanium is good also..

 

[KDM]

Have any of you tried the polished cast iron from companies like Smitheys? I like my seasoned cast iron for a lot of things but some things like eggs and such mine really suck. I’m wondering if the polished cast iron works as well as they say.

Mrs. KDM saves bacon grease and uses that to keep her cast iron ready to go. She puts butter in the pan before the eggs and I haven't heard her mention eggs sticking or much else for that matter. Even cheese covered omelettes don't elicit the complaints about sticking. Seems to work for her. Though she has used them extensively. Maybe the utensil use has mimicked the polishing you speak of by sanding down the roughness a bit.

 

[NodakBob]

I use Pampered Chef non stick stainless fry pans…they are the bomb! Don’t know what the nonstick surface is but it’s hard as diamonds.