"Nancy2" > wrote in message
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> > Sure it works, just like heating the oil in the pan instead of adding it
> > once the pan gets hot. The myth is that hot pan, cold oil is the best
> > way to prevent sticking.
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> > Peter Aitken
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> Heating the oil in the pan (cold pan cold oil) does not work as well
> for me. Maybe your pans are magic.\

it works for me - but then I don't wash my steel in soapy water....


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