Re:Shaving is an example of how consumer products extract mo...
by lolinder on Saturday May 07, 2022 @12:04PM
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> I wouldn't try frying eggs in a cast iron, for instance (technically you can, but it requires an absurd amount of oil).
We fry our eggs every morning on a cast iron skillet with a tiny amount of oil (<1 teaspoon for 6 eggs). The only time I have problems with stuff sticking is if I get impatient and don't wait for the pan to preheat.
This is one of the biggest contributors to teflon's mythology: you can't preheat a teflon pan safely (it ruins the coating), so people learn to not preheat. They then get frustrated when using other pans that things stick that wouldn't have on their teflon.
(Edit: the skillet is a cheap, unaltered Lodge, nothing antique or sanded.)
We fry our eggs every morning on a cast iron skillet with a tiny amount of oil (<1 teaspoon for 6 eggs). The only time I have problems with stuff sticking is if I get impatient and don't wait for the pan to preheat.
This is one of the biggest contributors to teflon's mythology: you can't preheat a teflon pan safely (it ruins the coating), so people learn to not preheat. They then get frustrated when using other pans that things stick that wouldn't have on their teflon.
(Edit: the skillet is a cheap, unaltered Lodge, nothing antique or sanded.)