I turn the heat all the way up when I heat up a pan, but lately I've been wondering if that's the way to go. Sometimes the pan just gets too hot and that can complicate things (i.e. the pan starts smoking and then you have to move it off the flame).
When you heat up a pan, do you turn the heat all the way up?
admin / wonderful grape / 20724 posts
@Grace: Ah, paying attention... gonna have to look into that one!
admin / wonderful grape / 20724 posts
@Grace: It's just so crazy in the mornings, with the kids underfoot. I need to get better at keeping them out of the kitchen... makes it hard to concentrate!
honeydew / 7917 posts
I turn it on high and wait for the pan to heat up before I lower the heat.
GOLD / wonderful coffee bean / 18478 posts
only if i am going to be boiling a pot of water. otherwise i turn it to medium-ish.
papaya / 10560 posts
Depends on what I'm cooking and how prepped I am. Cooked grilled cheese for DS tonight and didn't have bread buttered so if I had heated all the way up the pan would have started smoking.
But, when I'm boiling or about to saute something I want a high heat so I crank it full.
GOLD / wonderful pea / 17697 posts
Depends on the pan, what I'm cooking and how prepared I am. For instance my cast iron pan holds heat very well so even if I turn it down it stays very very hot for a while. Not a problem if I'm making a steak in it, but if I wanted to cook eggs it would be.
hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts
Depends on what I'm cooking.
If I'm pan frying a steak or boiling water, yes!
Otherwise, no. I usually heat on low.
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