frying pans

[EK-4000]

just wanted to know if anyone out there ever burnt, or nearly burnt their frying pans

i usually leave my frying pan with the heat on high for about 3 min to let the oil warm up

this time around, i fucking forgot about it and came back after about 8 minutes.... the oil was steaming.

the pan isn't burnt per se, but there's a *slight* discoloration on teh surface of the NON STICK pan.

i don't think the pan is ruined... but it is slightly discolored.

should i just eat the stir fry? i mean it tastes okay... and i am hungry enough.

i just don't want to get cancer and die from it. should i just get a new frying pan?

the oil was just steaming, not burnt at all...

plz help me.

[EK-4000]

jumpsteady1734: have you ever ruined a frying pan?

charlos 5: yeah
jumpsteady1734: what does it look like?
jumpsteady1734: i left my pan unattended for about 10
jumpsteady1734: minutes with the fucking burner on high
jumpsteady1734: i came back, and the oil was all steaming
charlos 5: that might do it
jumpsteady1734: am i fucked?
jumpsteady1734: the oil wasn't burnt, i don't think, but it was hot was fuck
jumpsteady1734: so i lowered the heat, and saw that the surface of the frying pan was somewhat discolored
charlos 5: oh i see
jumpsteady1734: not fucked up, but discolored
jumpsteady1734: anyway, i proceeded to cook my stir fry shit
jumpsteady1734: should i eat it?
jumpsteady1734: am i fucked?
charlos 5: sure
jumpsteady1734: i'm fucked?
jumpsteady1734: how bad have you burnt your frying pan?
jumpsteady1734: what was the sure to?????
jumpsteady1734: i'm on like four amphetamines
charlos 5: no you can eat it i think
charlos 5: oh no
charlos 5: well when i burnt mine the oil was all evap'd
charlos 5: and it was all fucked up
jumpsteady1734: was it discolored, teh pan?
jumpsteady1734: mine is slightly discolored
jumpsteady1734: i'm pissed.
charlos 5: hmm
jumpsteady1734: i hope my food isn't poisoned
charlos 5: is it a non stick?
jumpsteady1734: i guess
jumpsteady1734: y
jumpsteady1734: am i going to die?
charlos 5: nah
charlos 5: just eat it
charlos 5: or then again
charlos 5: don't eat it
charlos 5: you're too psyched out to enjoy it
jumpsteady1734: why did u ask if it was non stick?
charlos 5: because the non stick material isn't good for you
charlos 5: but if it's not coated then it's no big deal
jumpsteady1734: fuck... i have to buy a new frying pan now?
charlos 5: iono
jumpsteady1734: shit...
jumpsteady1734: okay, there goes the fryin pan
jumpsteady1734: and my fucking stir fry
charlos 5: :\
charlos 5: go get a pizza
jumpsteady1734: it tastes all right, but i guess it's not worth getting cancer over.
charlos 5: well
charlos 5: it'd take alot of those to give you cancer but
charlos 5: ok
jumpsteady1734: oh come on
jumpsteady1734: teflon gives you cancer
jumpsteady1734: they're like gamma rays
jumpsteady1734: i don't want to turn into the hulk
jumpsteady1734: seriously, i'm tempted to eat it
jumpsteady1734: but i guess i won't
jumpsteady1734: cause really, i don't want to die
jumpsteady1734: the fuck, my noodles taste funny
jumpsteady1734: maybe i'm dying already
jumpsteady1734: i swear....... my tongue feels weird
jumpsteady1734: i only had like 3 spoonfuls of that stir fry... am i infected already?
jumpsteady1734: :-(
jumpsteady1734: :-\
charlos 5: oh stop it
jumpsteady1734: ah fuck it i'm just gonna eat the stir fry
jumpsteady1734: i'm too hungry
jumpsteady1734: i just won't eat the meat
jumpsteady1734: i can't believe how easily my life can be ruined by one stir fry
jumpsteady1734: i just posted a thread about it in gastro
jumpsteady1734: none of my friends are home
jumpsteady1734: i can't call them up and ask them about it...
jumpsteady1734: fuck
charlos 5: stop being such a drama queen you PANSY
charlos 5: STRAP ON A SET!!!!one111unounouno
jumpsteady1734: *takes a deep breath*
jumpsteady1734: i'm going to eat the stir fry
jumpsteady1734: but not the meat
charlos 5: ok
jumpsteady1734: http://www.giantrobot.com/forums/showthread.php3?s=&threadid=23020
jumpsteady1734: :'(
jumpsteady1734: hey, selena said it would be all right
jumpsteady1734: she says i'm going to live
jumpsteady1734: :-)

[sanjay]

eat it you'll be fine.

[EK-4000]

i just did.

thank you sanjay.

i hope takuan comes back.

[EK-4000]

please come back takuan

come back

*goes off to a corner to rock back and forth*

[slackerbot]

Originally posted by puppy fields
not sure...but with some non stick pans...it don't matter if the pan burns...because of the coating the pan can still cause cancer.

not sure if they stopped making them.
that would be teflon. and yes, they still make those things.

[EK-4000]

oh god. i'm screwed...

shampoo, help me.

[EK-4000]

Originally posted by slackerbot

that would be teflon. and yes, they still make those things.

wait. so are you telling me none of you fuckya fuckovs have teflon frying pans in your kitchen?

[slackerbot]

Originally posted by EK-4000


wait. so are you telling me none of you fuckya fuckovs have teflon frying pans in your kitchen?
well, simply throwing out your teflon pans will not help. teflon contamination is like air pollution.. it's all around you. we all have small traces of teflon contamination in our blood.

[EK-4000]

great. might as well just buy another one then.

[Jack]

I prefer Iron pans.

[EK-4000]

how are they for frying eggs?

[Zaius]

Originally posted by Iago
I've done this with a pan only once. I took the pan and its content and threw it out. I then went out to the nearest restaurant and bought myself a fine meal. The next day, I went out and bought another pan.

not so easy with an iron pan you've put years into seasoning though.... I've had to "rescue" my cast iron pan a few times. Time and lots of oil.....

[EK-4000]

i think iron pans are generally salvagable.

it's the teflon motherfuckers that are fucked if you fuck em up.

in general, i get the feeling most pple here are anti-teflon pro-iron.

i'm beginning to see the error of my ways.

[kamenriderv3]

i'm anti-teflon but it doesn't have to be iron.

[slackerbot]

iron is definitely preferred when cooking certain foods. iron holds the heat much longer and provides consistent temperatures.

what do professional chefs use? stainless steel?

[kamenriderv3]

isn't aluminum the popular choice?

there some sandwiched pans too. copper core and what not.

[EK-4000]

i am a total neophyte so fill me in homiez

i take it there are 2 categories bsically:

- teflon

- everything that's non-teflon (iron, aluminum, etc.)

that said, what is the easier for beginners like me?

[kamenriderv3]

get one of those expensive aluminum all-clad frying pans. amazon.com had one on sale. i think it was a 7.5" for $20. its kind of small but that price is a steal.

[tangent23]

i'm thinking of getting one of these:

http://www.scanpan.com/classic/features_detailed.html

Now to SCANPAN's space-age surface: Both ceramic and titanium are incredibly hard materials. After having pressure-cast the raw pan body, the ceramic-titanium compound is super-heated to 36,000º F (thirty six thousand degrees!) at which point it liquefies. The ceramic-titanium enters a "plasma state". That liquid plasma is then fired into the pan surface at twice the speed of sound. Lots of heat and impact. The ceramic-titanium literally anchors itself in the aluminum surface and becomes one with the pan.

they're non-stick [but not teflonated] and you can use metal utensils without scratching them.

http://www.scanpan.com/steel/images/700026.jpg

the steel ones look pretty nice, though.

[slackerbot]

damn, that scanpan is really nice looking.

[Liver_on_a_Stick]

Hey ek. How many people did you ask on aim about this before posting the topic?

[Aser]

somewhat related.....

that Jamie Oliver commercial for his t-fal line of pans is RETARDED. Oooooh, he's all hipstered out in the kitchen w/ his chuck taylors jumping all around buzzing to matrix esque electronic music. URGH!

I actually don't mind his tv shows though.....but that commercial has got to go.

[slackerbot]

i've watched his show a few times, and the food he prepares does not seem very appealing at all. i certainly hope it tastes better than it looks. ;)

[may]

Originally posted by EK-4000


i usually leave my frying pan with the heat on high for about 3 min to let the oil warm up



to be safe, you should never put oil in a cold pan and leave it to heat up. it's guaranteed at some point you will forget about it and start a grease fire or scorch your pan as you did. always heat the pan first and then add the oil. it will only take several seconds for the oil to get hot in a heated pan. this also prevents from overheating your oil

[ocd]

I left the burner on w/ my teapot a while back. The thing's permanently discoloured now, but it still functions just fine.

[EK-4000]

Originally posted by Liver_on_a_Stick
Hey ek. How many people did you ask on aim about this before posting the topic?

why?

[EK-4000]

Originally posted by may


to be safe, you should never put oil in a cold pan and leave it to heat up. it's guaranteed at some point you will forget about it and start a grease fire or scorch your pan as you did. always heat the pan first and then add the oil. it will only take several seconds for the oil to get hot in a heated pan. this also prevents from overheating your oil

thank you. i will heed this advice. i also don't think i'm ever going to use teflon pans again.

[cellout]

The Spoon

If you talk to Yang's wife as soon as you get out of the Underground, she gives you a ]Frying Pan. Use the frying pan on Yang in the cave with the Sylphs, it will knock Yang conscious, but he will not join you. Then give the frying pan back to the Wife, and she will give you a Spoon. The Spoon is the most powerful throwing weapon for the Ninja.

[EK-4000]

um, yeah. okay.

i'll just be... leaving now.

[Danze]

Aloha Bots:) New poster here.

Did you see the special in 20/20 about this?
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/2020/Living/Teflon_investigation_031114-1.html

I still use my nonstick tho.

:eek:



Aloha

[key_loser]

dear new guy,

welcome

[kamenriderv3]

Originally posted by Danze
Aloha Bots:) New poster here.

Did you see the special in 20/20 about this?
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/2020/Living/Teflon_investigation_031114-1.html

I still use my nonstick tho.

:eek:


Aloha

freaky picture!

wassup brah!

[slackerbot]

Originally posted by Danze
Aloha Bots:) New poster here.

Did you see the special in 20/20 about this?
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/2020/Living/Teflon_investigation_031114-1.html

I still use my nonstick tho.

:eek:



Aloha
ah! i saw that episode. it was quite a shocker.

[Danze]

Mahalo for the warm welcome.

Ya, that was a pretty nuts episode.

Makes you think tho,with all that teflon in our bloodstreams, how do our arteries get clogged.............hmmmmmmmmmmmm

[slackerbot]

it's the opposite. that means our arteries are non-stick and we can eat more greasy food. ;)

[Sukebe]

If you have the coin, pick up a Le Creuset 10" pan.

If not, buy a Lodge for $20 and treat it well.

Stainless steel is a good choice if you are prone to cookware abuse. Like all tools, if you are going to use it more than a few times, buy the very best you can afford.

[Sukebe]

non-stick is good for omlettes, but I dunno what else.

I bought a set of pots and pans for $400, but non-stick and they have tiny ridges on the bottom. I kick myself now, but can't really toss them for new ones yet.