Whats wrong with my frying pan

t14cy_t

yep, wipe with kitchen paper while pan is still warm, its excess water and salt that make this cruddy mess. x

danlightbulb

Its a tefal non-stick pan.

I used bacon as the example but it happens when cooking steak or pork chops too. I only use a dash of olive oil when cooking, and cook the steak particularly on a very high heat.

I can't grill because I only have a single combo oven / grill.

I'll try the kitchen paper thing thanks.

PasturesNew

It's rare that anything should be cooked on "very hot". I'd do it at 75-80% of full. Takes a bit longer, but less chance of the food/oil burning.

t14cy_t

danlightbulb, olive oil doesnt like a high heat so best to use another oil. x

krlyr

danlightbulb wrote: »

Its a tefal non-stick pan.

I used bacon as the example but it happens when cooking steak or pork chops too. I only use a dash of olive oil when cooking, and cook the steak particularly on a very high heat.

I can't grill because I only have a single combo oven / grill.

I'll try the kitchen paper thing thanks.

It's just the fats off the meat cooking/burning on the pan. Fattier meats like bacon and pork chops will be more noticable, but it can happen with chicken etc. too.

It's fat, hence it will stick to the sponge. Wiping with kitchen towel will get the majority of it off, to go in the bin, rather than on your sponge or down your drains.

danlightbulb

t14cy_t wrote: »

danlightbulb, olive oil doesnt like a high heat so best to use another oil. x

Any recommendations? Ive tried plain vegetable oil and sunflower oil but both smoke badly.

Anything else seems very expensive.

coffeehound

Rice bran oil is good for high temperature frying.

danlightbulb

Never seen that in Tesco.

ariarnia

danlightbulb wrote: »

pork chops too. I only use a dash of olive oil when cooking, and cook the steak particularly on a very high heat.

First thing - Always season the steak, not the pan

I use melted salted butter

Secondly - use neat washing up liquid - no water (just a dot is enough) - directly on the pan

scrub it round to coat and lift the fat then wash off in hot water

Lifts the grease and means your sponge is washed at the same time as your pan

PenguinOfDeath

Tesco should have groundnut oil, I use it for practically everything these days