poll : breakfast eggs

[TheTominator]

[quote mattkime]How do you think people cooked before teflon?
On a hot sidewalk covered in spit.



(Just like AAA already said.)

[Shakes]

All-Clad Master-Chef. I don't use non-stick. Use enough butter and make sure the pan is hot and well seasoned.

[michaelb]

[quote AAA]GREAT TOPIC....

My wife bought these calphalon(sp?) pans. They are not NON-STICK they are SUPER DUPER EXTRA STICKY.

Eggs cook like CONCRETE on them. They are IMPOSSIBLE to clean.

I hate them SO MUCH!!!! I would rather cook on a hot sidewalk covered in spit.
You don't post a link, so there is no way to tell which pans she bought or what they are made off. Non nonstick pans are supposed to stick. That is point, and that would be the reason you would use pans like for any kind of cooking in which you want that: searing meats, sauteing, pan frying. The "stick" is what creates the seared surface of the food, and what is left and stuck on your pan is called the "fond" and is used to make the sauce.

[Lew Zealand]

[quote Paul F.]Non-stick...
But since I fry 'em in bacon grease, they don't stick much anyway. What Paul F. said— bacon grease is the only way to fry eggs - yummy!

[$tevie]

Whatever the cook at the diner is using.

[AlphaDog]

[quote Paul F.]Non-stick...
But since I fry 'em in bacon grease, they don't stick much anyway.
A man after my own heart. And I love pie crust made with pure lard.

It's too bad I no longer fry my eggs in bacon grease nor use lard for my pie crust. I really miss the days before we'd heard about cholesterol.

I use an enamel coated cast iron skillet for most of my cooking, including eggs. There are a few things I do in non-stick skillets, but that's more because I need a size that I don't have in the Le Creuset.

[Fritz]

I actually wasn't asking for taste or ease of in the question.
don't laugh.
non-stick and aluminum chemicals verses cast iron and glass in the bloodstream.
I got paranoid after reading a recent article on the level on "non-stick" in Americans blood.

OK, now you can laugh.
My wife and I are as organic as we can be.

stop rotfl!

dang

[AAA]

Oh, I'm sure she bought the wrong pans for whatever. Esp. eggs.

[Lux Interior]

I use All-Clad LTD. I have both stick & non-stick. You need some kind of lube in either to prevent sticking, although you may be able to salvage in the non-stick if you forget.

[testcase]

Teflon was commercially viable long before microwave ovens were.