ISO a NON non-stick pan that doesn't stick

[Anonymous]

I see nice and shiny cooking pans that aren't non-stick on cooking shows and I don't understand how to cook with them without so much food sticking on them.

What cooktop pan can I buy that's not teflon covered but also won't stick?

[Anonymous]

Cast iron. Season well.

[Anonymous]

Ceramic

[Anonymous]

Hot pan, cold oil. And lots of oil/butter. Lots and lots.

[Anonymous]

They use an oil, like olive or coconut.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hot pan, cold oil. And lots of oil/butter. Lots and lots.

This. And don't move the food in the pan too soon or it'll stick.

[Anonymous]

I really like he granitestone pans. We also use olive oil though.
The cast iron works well for stuff like steak but I can’t cook an omelette in it. Callphalon hard anodized also works okay but again I always use a little olive or avocado oil.

[Anonymous]

OP here, we have plenty cast iron and use them for things like steak, Spanish tortilla, and stuff that just sits there. I tried to cook an egg in a cast iron once and it looked like an egg massacre.

[Anonymous]

NP. Has anyone tried Hexclad pans?

[Anonymous]

Try ceramic

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here, we have plenty cast iron and use them for things like steak, Spanish tortilla, and stuff that just sits there. I tried to cook an egg in a cast iron once and it looked like an egg massacre.

Your cast iron pan has to be REALLY well seasoned for eggs not to stick. The other solution is, like a PP said - lots and lots and lots of butter/oil. So the food can float on it. Enough of that and your eggs won't stick.

I know you mentioned no Teflon but that's the other way to get a good nonstick. I like cast iron a lot but nothing beats my T-Fal pans for things like eggs, frankly.

[Anonymous]

Stainless steel, if you prep it right! Pan must be preheated before you add your oil/butter. I cook eggs in my SS pans all the time, and there’s usually very little sticking.

Ceramic coated cast iron is also pretty naturally nonstick, but I hav Webber tried cooking eggs in them.

[Anonymous]

^ oops, that should say I have never.

[Anonymous]

For stainless steel, you need to warm your pan then add a little oil and warm the oil, then add food.

[Anonymous]

I only have cast iron or stainless steel. You can make anything in the cast iron and it's not supposed to stick. I make eggs, potatoes, steak. I mostly use the stainless steel for things like pancakes, or to quickly sauté veggies. It sticks more than cast iron but it's lighter.