A frying pan is a flat-bottomed pan, usually 8 to 12 inches in diameter, used for frying, searing, and browning foods. It has low sides that flare outwards, a long handle, with no lid. Some may have a small grab handle opposite the main handle. A pan with a lid is called a sauté pan, designed for lower heat cooking.
A versatile pan is a combination of both the sauté pan and the frying pan with higher, slightly curved sloping sides. This pan is called a sauteuse, an evasée with sloping sides, or a fait-tout doing everything. Every professional kitchen has several of these utensils in varying sizes.
A grill pan has very low sides, with a series of parallel ridges or a removable metal grid cooking food with radiant heat on a stovetop.
A "rappie pan" is made from Aluminum or Stainless Steel to make rappie pie, an Acadian potato dish.
Construction
Typical materials used to make frying pan are aluminium/anodized aluminium, cast iron, copper, and stainless steel. Today aluminium or stainless steel is popular with varying greatly in size and shape.
Modern frying pans contain coating made from bare cast iron or carbon steel having non-stick properties through seasoning and use. Bonding Teflon to aluminum improves manufacturing and kitchen standard. It is not a good thinking to use non-stick frying pan for deglazing or preparing sauce due to lack of residue to the surface. However, be careful to use non-stick frying pan where teflon coating may give off toxic fumes by heating beyond 240 'C (464 'F) reached within minutes on gas or electric heat.
Frying pan offer not-stick performance containing PFOA (PerFluoroOctanoic Acid), a potential carcinogen which the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has classified as a 'persistent pollutant of the environment,' and APEO (Alkylphenol ethoxylates). Because of the environmental concerns of poor biodegradability and toxicity in the food chain, there are restrictions on using of not-stick frying pan in Germany. If ingested, PFOA can remain in people for a very long time causing developmental and other adverse effects as tested in the laboratory on animals. European studies reveal that APEO is toxic to aquatic life and can act as an endocrine disrupter. Frying pan made of stone-derived coating from Germany shows no released of controversial chemicals into the environment. The frying pan or skillet having an inert coating is far more durable and scratch-resistant than other non-stick surfaces.
An electric frying pan can function independently off of a cooking stove with many different shapes, like square and rectangular. Most of them have straighter sides than their stovetop cousins and include a lid. In this way, they are a combination of a frying pan and a sauté pan. The electric skillet is popular because of thermostatic control. Microwave woven is an alternative form of kitchen appliance.
How to use frying pan
Cover the surface of a frying pan with a layer of oil or fat before cooking. Greasy foods like fatty meat need not any additional oil. In pan-frying, a layer of oil helps to lubricate the surface, increase contact between the food and the pan, and conduct heat to reduce cooking time. Amount of oil used in cooking depends on food items. For cooking battered fish or chicken, apply oil that covers the inner pan surface. But for cooking pancake, a thin film of oil is sufficient to keep the batter from sticking. To cook without added oil, "Blackening" dredges the food itself in fat, and apply a layer of spices to avoid sticking to the pan. These recipes require an intensely heated pan, which quickly sears the food.
How to clean pan
Many users have a horrible experience with sticky grease and scratches on the surface of the frying pan. With following few steps, you can get rid of disappointments. Fill the bottom of the pan with a layer of water and wash. Add the vinegar. Bring the pan to the boil to reduce cleaning time. Remove the pan from the heat and add the baking soda. Now you can expect fizz! Empty the pan and scour as usual. For stubborn marks, apply a paste of baking with water. Leave the paste on the marks for a while and return to clean as normal.
Some users complain about not having a perfectly flat surface. Check your frying pan using a water bead for flatness. If your water bead sits in the middle of the pan (or wherever you move it to) without running to the edges, your frying pan is flat.
Look for quality
Before buying check high-quality materials for perfect frying and stewing.
Good products can withstand high temperatures and are especially robust and easy to clean. Stainless steel frying pans is known for being resistant to acids, stable and hygienic. Buy frying pans Which are dishwasher safe and have excellent non-stick properties. This can save you from prolonged soaking and stubborn deposits to remove using steel wool.
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