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Default Is there a good alternative to PAM spray?


Kenneth wrote:
>
> On Sat, 19 Apr 2008 13:34:20 GMT, "Pete C."
> > wrote:
>
> >Find one of the sprays that contains no lecithin, that's what makes the
> >hideous goop that gums up and also makes a mess of your pans. Why a non
> >stick spray would contain one of the stickiest substances around is
> >beyond me.

>
> Hi Pete,
>
> Lecithin may be contributing to the clogging of the nozzle
> (I would have no way to know), but the idea that it is "one
> of the stickiest substances around" would seem to be
> incorrect.
>
> In fact, it is very slippery: The lecithin increases the
> release properties of the sprays in which it is used.
>
> The release if far better with such sprays than with any
> vegetable oil I have ever used.


The release of the food from the pan perhaps, but not the lecithin from
the pan. I've found it leaves a horrible coating on the pan that is
extremely difficult to get off.

I've rather decided that lecithin must be the cause of cancer, diabetes
and a host of other modern ills since it seems to permeate dame near
everything these days.
 
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