Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cleaning tip - you have a very hot pan with something stuck to it you can steam off most of it by adding a small amount of water. That's how we used to clean the flat top grill at work.

NP...can we get back to tips for how to use these? When you do this do you turn the heat up when you put the water on? I have the same issues as OP but feel like I can't go back because I'm cooking for my kids not myself

I’m a good cook and alternate between stainless, nonstick and cast iron. Eggs are pretty much the only think I won’t do in stainless. I do them on nonstick or in cast iron on lower heat with a LOT of olive oil. This makes good fried eggs but scrambled is too greasy so I use nonstick for that.

I also use nonstick for pancakes.

I use stainless for everything else. Even if it sticks or burns a little it isn’t hard at all to clean with a scrubber. I have a thin metal spatula which is good for flipping and scraping.

I don’t cook that much fish but I would probably be a little worried that it would stick too much to stainless and fall apart.

As for technique - the key is to let the protein brown before trying to flip it. So if you are doing a pork chop, you heat up some oil, put the chop in, then wait 2-4 mins to flip (depending on thickness). You also need to have the heat around medium or medium low and adjust as you go. You need the protein to brown and cook through, but not burn. If you food is coming out burnt or undercooked, try lowering the heat and increasing cooking time. None of this is specific to stainless, but more important with stainless steel

Anonymous wrote:Cleaning tip - you have a very hot pan with something stuck to it you can steam off most of it by adding a small amount of water. That's how we used to clean the flat top grill at work.

NP...can we get back to tips for how to use these? When you do this do you turn the heat up when you put the water on? I have the same issues as OP but feel like I can't go back because I'm cooking for my kids not myself

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well, eggs are often the one thing it’s usually good to use a nonstick for. Surely you cook other things than that though?

For something like chicken, get them hot enough so a few drops of water sprinkled on them dance across the surface. Put the raw chicken in and let it cook long enough so that it releases from the surface, then flip.

What other sort of issues are you having?

Thank you for this. I have used them exclusively for eggs thus far (I eat eggs every morning) and have failed tremendously. Essentially, the egg sticks, or today I added oil and the entire pan had flames shooting out of it.

OH OP! I want to hug you and give you a nonstick pan.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We've had stainless steel pans for years, no problem. We make omelets and scrambled eggs and everything.

Skill issue, OP.

Agreed - I don’t have the skill. I trashed them and am ordering nonstick.

OMG, I hope you dropped them off at a donation store!!!

Should I? I feel like I wasn’t able to sufficiently clean them and I don’t want to donate dirty pans! They are great quality though.

Don't put them in the trash. You could post on a buy nothing group with a picture and a basic write up that you aren't able to use them and they need to be cleaned. Someone will take them off your hands.

Oh, great idea! My neighborhood has an active buy nothing group.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We've had stainless steel pans for years, no problem. We make omelets and scrambled eggs and everything.

Skill issue, OP.

Agreed - I don’t have the skill. I trashed them and am ordering nonstick.

OMG, I hope you dropped them off at a donation store!!!

Should I? I feel like I wasn’t able to sufficiently clean them and I don’t want to donate dirty pans! They are great quality though.

The great thing about SS is that you can use something like bartender's friend to clean them...and you can put them in the dishwasher. Do not trash them...someone will take them! I would have when I was younger.

This. Please don’t just trash them. All-clad pans are worth a lot, even dirty. Someone will take them and clean them

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We've had stainless steel pans for years, no problem. We make omelets and scrambled eggs and everything.

Skill issue, OP.

Agreed - I don’t have the skill. I trashed them and am ordering nonstick.

OMG, I hope you dropped them off at a donation store!!!

Should I? I feel like I wasn’t able to sufficiently clean them and I don’t want to donate dirty pans! They are great quality though.

The great thing about SS is that you can use something like bartender's friend to clean them...and you can put them in the dishwasher. Do not trash them...someone will take them! I would have when I was younger.

Cleaning tip - you have a very hot pan with something stuck to it you can steam off most of it by adding a small amount of water. That's how we used to clean the flat top grill at work.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We've had stainless steel pans for years, no problem. We make omelets and scrambled eggs and everything.

Skill issue, OP.

Agreed - I don’t have the skill. I trashed them and am ordering nonstick.

OMG, I hope you dropped them off at a donation store!!!

Should I? I feel like I wasn’t able to sufficiently clean them and I don’t want to donate dirty pans! They are great quality though.

Don't put them in the trash. You could post on a buy nothing group with a picture and a basic write up that you aren't able to use them and they need to be cleaned. Someone will take them off your hands.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We've had stainless steel pans for years, no problem. We make omelets and scrambled eggs and everything.

Skill issue, OP.

I am not the OP, but your post is useless. Just insulting with no tips re: your supposed skill. Jerk.

Because I'm tired of stupid people who do stupid things. OP's attitude is trash to begin with.

OP here. I’m not sure why asking for advice is stupid, or why my attitude is ‘trash’. You sound pretty miserable.

You have more money than brains. Most people can't afford to buy a whole set of pans and trash them because they didn't bother to do a little research on how to use them.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We've had stainless steel pans for years, no problem. We make omelets and scrambled eggs and everything.

Skill issue, OP.

Agreed - I don’t have the skill. I trashed them and am ordering nonstick.

OMG, I hope you dropped them off at a donation store!!!

Should I? I feel like I wasn’t able to sufficiently clean them and I don’t want to donate dirty pans! They are great quality though.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We've had stainless steel pans for years, no problem. We make omelets and scrambled eggs and everything.

Skill issue, OP.

I am not the OP, but your post is useless. Just insulting with no tips re: your supposed skill. Jerk.

Because I'm tired of stupid people who do stupid things. OP's attitude is trash to begin with.

Ah. You must be perfect in every aspect of your life.

I am very imperfect, and when I ask for advice, I don't start by saying that the stuff I bought is "impossible" and that I trashed it. I humbly ask for help. Also, before buying my stuff, I research it so I can use it correctly.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We've had stainless steel pans for years, no problem. We make omelets and scrambled eggs and everything.

Skill issue, OP.

Agreed - I don’t have the skill. I trashed them and am ordering nonstick.

OMG, I hope you dropped them off at a donation store!!!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We've had stainless steel pans for years, no problem. We make omelets and scrambled eggs and everything.

Skill issue, OP.

I am not the OP, but your post is useless. Just insulting with no tips re: your supposed skill. Jerk.

Because I'm tired of stupid people who do stupid things. OP's attitude is trash to begin with.

OP here. I’m not sure why asking for advice is stupid, or why my attitude is ‘trash’. You sound pretty miserable.

I never put anything in a dry pan.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We've had stainless steel pans for years, no problem. We make omelets and scrambled eggs and everything.

Skill issue, OP.

I am not the OP, but your post is useless. Just insulting with no tips re: your supposed skill. Jerk.

Because I'm tired of stupid people who do stupid things. OP's attitude is trash to begin with.

Ah. You must be perfect in every aspect of your life.