Caring for your non-stick frying pan.

[Subsonic Chronic]

K, I've never had one's non-stick abilities last more than a year, and it's because I'm terrible with them. So I just want to figure out everything I need to do so that the non-stick properties of the pan last longer than the 6 months they've been lasting me lately.

- Don't expose it to extreme temperature fluctuations (ie: don't rinse it with cold water when it's hot)

- Don't cook steak, bacon, and stuff like that with it.

- Don't use high heat on it.

- No need to soak it when washing it.

- Don't use any metal utensils on it.

Am I missing anything?

 

[janiecakes]

1. don't put other metal pans in it when you're storing it in the cupboard.

2. buy a cast iron pan!

 

[graham]

bacon makes it work better !

 

[deep]

3. refrain from beating people with it

 

[patri©k]

spray with PAM

 

[deep]

pray with SPAM

 

[H2Whoa]

laminate it and never remove it from the rack or cupboard

Seriously cook whatever you want on it at whatever temp you want. Just don't use metal utensils and protect it from other pans (bullies they are). I have a couple of pans at least 3 years old and they look good as new.

 

[kuba]

i didnt know not to fry bacon on it.

q: why not?

 

[KiFe]

non stick in our house survives through everything...

i'd say the only think on your point-form list i wuold be wary of is the metal utensils.

avoid those and you should be okay.

I cook everything on nonstick.


wipe clean with a papertowel usually. heh

noice!


NONSTIK ROOOLS! i'd love to have a lamborghini with a completely teflon treated body... damn thing would be faster than greased lightning.

 

[patri©k]

Originally posted by qtip
i didnt know not to fry bacon on it.

q: why not?

because bacon is made of metal.

 

[H2Whoa]

Originally posted by deep
pray with SPAM

i prefer SPORK

 

[deep]

don't make me get out my starfrit utility belt

 

[H2Whoa]

bring it on

i'll just set it and forget it deep

 

[patri©k]

Originally posted by deep
don't make me get out my starfrit utility belt

oh SHIT. Deep's gonna bust out 'THE SPEEDY HANDS OF CONVECTION'


*runs and hides*

 

[Soundstream]

Whatever method you choose for maintenance, make sure you stick with it.

Cheers ... Ian

 

[janiecakes]

http://www.teflon.com/NASApp/Teflon/TeflonPageServlet?pageId=/consumer/na/eng/housewares/cookware/cookware/nonStick/cookwareCare/cookware_care.html

frying bacon in it should be fine pete.

although it would be finer in a nice big cast iron pan!

 

[deep]

I'm going to feed you all Fargo styles through my Juiceman

Then drink your delicious nourishing nectar

 

[H2Whoa]

 

[Evil Dynovac]

[Ike] Don't cook the baby. [/Ike]

 

[mutslaster]

also make sure you don't use any scrubbers/sponges that aren't non-stick safe-- the plastic ones are usually best.

 

[Evil Dynovac]

Originally posted by janiecakes
http://www.teflon.com/NASApp/Teflon/TeflonPageServlet?pageId=/consumer/na/eng/housewares/cookware/cookware/nonStick/cookwareCare/cookware_care.html

frying bacon in it should be fine pete.

although it would be finer in a nice big cast iron pan!

GO BACK TO IRELAND WITH YOUR POTATO FAMINE CULINARY WAYS!

 

[joey]

use non metal utincels and make sure to wipe it clean and soon as you're done using it

 

[deep]

I have two square foot sheets of teflon

Sometimes I duct tape them together and slide down staircases with them

The stairs are bumpy but pain is the cleanser

 

[Subsonic Chronic]

HAHA @ everything in here.

 

[deep]

I reccomend using joey's head to scrub clean any pots and pans you have