In rec.food.cooking, Dimitri > wrote:

> "Teri" > wrote in message
> ...
> > How exactly do you heat oil in a frying pan? Do you heat the pan a little
> > first and then add the oil?

> Heat the pan until a drop of water "dances" on the surface and does not
> spread then add the oil.

> > Does it make a difference? Thanks.
> Yes it makes a very big difference

How does that work?

What is the science behind it?

Or, alternatively, what is the common sense behind it?

Or, alternatively, why is it that adding the oil before heating will not
work as well?


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