How exactly do you heat oil in a frying pan? Do you heat the pan a little
first and then add the oil? or do you put the oil in the pan, then heat?
Does it make a difference? Thanks.
Teri

Teri wrote:
> How exactly do you heat oil in a frying pan? Do you heat the pan a
> little first and then add the oil? or do you put the oil in the pan,
> then heat? Does it make a difference? Thanks.
> Teri

Hot pan, cold oil, food won't stick.

Jill

In article >,
says...
> Teri wrote:
> > How exactly do you heat oil in a frying pan? Do you heat the pan a
> > little first and then add the oil? or do you put the oil in the pan,
> > then heat? Does it make a difference? Thanks.
> > Teri
>
> Hot pan, cold oil, food won't stick.

Really? Have a look here. Scroll down to the section headed "Hot Pan,
Cold Oil"

http://www.pgacon.com/KitchenMyths.htm

One time on Usenet, Robt E > said:
> In article >,
> says...
> > Teri wrote:

> > > How exactly do you heat oil in a frying pan? Do you heat the pan a
> > > little first and then add the oil? or do you put the oil in the pan,
> > > then heat? Does it make a difference? Thanks.
> > > Teri
> >
> > Hot pan, cold oil, food won't stick.
>
> Really? Have a look here. Scroll down to the section headed "Hot Pan,
> Cold Oil"
>
> http://www.pgacon.com/KitchenMyths.htm

Interesting site, I remember many of these myths being discussed in
rfc over the years...


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Robt E wrote:
> In article >,
> says...
>> Teri wrote:
>>> How exactly do you heat oil in a frying pan? Do you heat the pan a
>>> little first and then add the oil? or do you put the oil in the pan,
>>> then heat? Does it make a difference? Thanks.
>>> Teri
>>
>> Hot pan, cold oil, food won't stick.
>
> Really? Have a look here. Scroll down to the section headed "Hot Pan,
> Cold Oil"
>
> http://www.pgacon.com/KitchenMyths.htm

Web site or not, it works for me!

Jill

Teri wrote:
>How exactly do you heat oil in a frying pan? Do you heat the pan a little
first and then add the oil? or do you put the oil in the pan, then heat? Does
it make a difference?

Not really... just heat fat slowly and don't heat the fat past its smoke
point... when in doubt err on the side of lower/slower heat. Mostly the fat
temperature is dependant on *what's* cooking.... for delicate foods like eggs,
seafood/shelfish, and veal stay towards the lower heat side, for more robust
foods like sauteing veggies and
beef/pork go with high temps, for nondesript vittles like boneless/skinless
chicken breasts and tofu go with medium temps... or better yet incinerate
those.


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In rec.food.cooking, jmcquown > wrote:

> Web site or not, it works for me!

Of course it does. But adding the oil before turning up the heat would
work exactly the same.


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acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought,
by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the
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In rec.food.cooking, jmcquown > wrote:

> Web site or not, it works for me!

Of course it does. But adding the oil before turning up the heat would
work exactly the same.


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In the councils of government, we must guard against the
acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought,
by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the
disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.
-- Dwight David Eisenhower

"Robt E" > wrote in message
o.uk...
> In article >,
> says...
>> Teri wrote:
>> > How exactly do you heat oil in a frying pan? Do you heat the pan a
>> > little first and then add the oil? or do you put the oil in the pan,
>> > then heat? Does it make a difference? Thanks.
>> > Teri
>>
>> Hot pan, cold oil, food won't stick.
>
> Really? Have a look here. Scroll down to the section headed "Hot Pan,
> Cold Oil"
>
> http://www.pgacon.com/KitchenMyths.htm

Maybe you should read "This works of course, so it is not a myth in that it
is untrue"

Can we say NOT A MYTH?

Dimitri

In article >,
says...
>
> "Robt E" > wrote in message
> o.uk...
> > In article >,
> > says...
> >> Teri wrote:
> >> > How exactly do you heat oil in a frying pan? Do you heat the pan a
> >> > little first and then add the oil? or do you put the oil in the pan,
> >> > then heat? Does it make a difference? Thanks.
> >> > Teri
> >>
> >> Hot pan, cold oil, food won't stick.
> >
> > Really? Have a look here. Scroll down to the section headed "Hot Pan,
> > Cold Oil"
> >
> > http://www.pgacon.com/KitchenMyths.htm
>
> Maybe you should read "This works of course, so it is not a myth in that it
> is untrue"
>
> Can we say NOT A MYTH?

You can say whatever you wish.

What kind of frying are we talking about here?

1. Stir frying - I think this is where the "hot pan cold oil" method is
used. At least I have only seen it mentioned in this context. This is
probably because the amount of oil being used is very small and the wok
is exposed to very high heat.

2. Deep frying - "hot pan cold oil" will be a disaster
3. Saute-ing - I don't think this will work either.

Robt E wrote:
> In article >,
> says...
> > Teri wrote:
> > > How exactly do you heat oil in a frying pan? Do you heat the pan
a
> > > little first and then add the oil? or do you put the oil in the
pan,
> > > then heat? Does it make a difference? Thanks.
> > > Teri
> >
> > Hot pan, cold oil, food won't stick.
>
> Really? Have a look here. Scroll down to the section headed "Hot Pan,

> Cold Oil"
>
> http://www.pgacon.com/KitchenMyths.htm

Doesn't matter what the "myth" site says - it isn't a myth because it
works every time. And if you're frying stuff in just a little bit of
oil, try doing it by heating both the pan and the oil at the same time
- you'll never get the food out of the pan. We're not, of course,
talking about non-stick pans.

N.

In rec.food.cooking, wrote:

> And if you're frying stuff in just a little bit of
> oil, try doing it by heating both the pan and the oil at the same time
> - you'll never get the food out of the pan.

You'll believe just about anything, eh?

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In the councils of government, we must guard against the
acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought,
by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the
disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.
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"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

Dimitri

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?


--
In the councils of government, we must guard against the
acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought,
by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the
disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.
-- Dwight David Eisenhower

> wrote in message
...

<snip>

>> > 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?

I think there are 2 portions to this.

1. Most people do not heat their pans sufficiently before starting to
fry/sauté/cook.
2. Learning to read the viscosity change in the oil as it is heated is an
art which I believe takes many years.
3. It seems to me many cooks are "afraid" of heat when they first start
cooking and therefore underheat the pans.
4. IMHO it is not the pan they is cooking the food in most cases it is
the medium that the pan is heating that is cooking the food.
5. Cooking with fats at too low a temperature leads to increasing the
absorption of the fats leading to greasy food. Sometimes you want that
effect ( onions in butter) sometimes you don't (greasy fried Chicken).

"Hot pan cold oil" is like an old wives tale it has a partial truth but the
net effect is undeniable. Remember "an Apple a day keeps the Doctor away"
Not really but an apple a day will increase the fiber in your diet.

;-)

Dimitri

In rec.food.cooking, Dimitri > wrote:

> > wrote in message
> ...

> <snip>

> >> > 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?

> I think there are 2 portions to this.

> 1. Most people do not heat their pans sufficiently before starting to
> fry/saut?/cook.
> 2. Learning to read the viscosity change in the oil as it is heated is an
> art which I believe takes many years.
> 3. It seems to me many cooks are "afraid" of heat when they first start
> cooking and therefore underheat the pans.
> 4. IMHO it is not the pan they is cooking the food in most cases it is
> the medium that the pan is heating that is cooking the food.
> 5. Cooking with fats at too low a temperature leads to increasing the
> absorption of the fats leading to greasy food. Sometimes you want that
> effect ( onions in butter) sometimes you don't (greasy fried Chicken).

> "Hot pan cold oil" is like an old wives tale it has a partial truth but the
> net effect is undeniable. Remember "an Apple a day keeps the Doctor away"
> Not really but an apple a day will increase the fiber in your diet.


So, then it does NOT "make a very big difference"?


--
In the councils of government, we must guard against the
acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought,
by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the
disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.
-- Dwight David Eisenhower

On Fri, 7 Jan 2005 16:58:34 +0000 (UTC),
wrote:

> > Not really but an apple a day will increase the fiber in your diet.
>
>
> So, then it does NOT "make a very big difference"?

I prefer to heat my pan before adding oil because I rarely
stand there watching it and often forget about the pan
because I'm doing other prep work... thank goodness cast
iron can take a beating. If I had oil in the (by this time)
overheated pan, the oil would have smoked/burned and could
have possibly have started a kitchen fire.

So, hot pan/cold oil works for me.

The *difference* is that I don't have to deal with burned
oil or a kitchen fire.

sf

>> "Hot pan cold oil" is like an old wives tale it has a partial truth but the
>
>> net effect is undeniable. Remember "an Apple a day keeps the Doctor away"
>> Not really but an apple a day will increase the fiber in your diet.
>
>
>So, then it does NOT "make a very big difference"?

Not for sauteeing; yes for stir-fry.

In rec.food.cooking, Dimitri > wrote:

> > wrote in message
> ...

> <snip>

> >> > 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?

> I think there are 2 portions to this.

> 1. Most people do not heat their pans sufficiently before starting to
> fry/saut?/cook.
> 2. Learning to read the viscosity change in the oil as it is heated is an
> art which I believe takes many years.
> 3. It seems to me many cooks are "afraid" of heat when they first start
> cooking and therefore underheat the pans.
> 4. IMHO it is not the pan they is cooking the food in most cases it is
> the medium that the pan is heating that is cooking the food.
> 5. Cooking with fats at too low a temperature leads to increasing the
> absorption of the fats leading to greasy food. Sometimes you want that
> effect ( onions in butter) sometimes you don't (greasy fried Chicken).

> "Hot pan cold oil" is like an old wives tale it has a partial truth but the
> net effect is undeniable. Remember "an Apple a day keeps the Doctor away"
> Not really but an apple a day will increase the fiber in your diet.


So, then it does NOT "make a very big difference"?


--
In the councils of government, we must guard against the
acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought,
by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the
disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.
-- Dwight David Eisenhower

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?


--
In the councils of government, we must guard against the
acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought,
by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the
disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.
-- Dwight David Eisenhower

"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

Dimitri