Is There Such a Thing as a Non-Stick Egg Pan?

[olds]

I say no.

 

[Pardus]

Yes

 

[William Gaatjes]

In my personal experience they do exist.
Teflon coated pans are, that are properly cleaned with a cleaning brush(the wooden ones) and not with a cleaning sponge with a rough surface. Like this :

Those sponges damage the teflon coating.

Also, using wooden spatulas instead of knifes and forks to turn over the egg or meat helps preserve the teflon coating. Teflon coating is very easily mechanically damaged because it will not stick to anything.

But some say you should worry about PFOA begin released. I think that when the pan cleaning properly and not over heating, PFOA's are not a problem.

EDIT:

These wooden cleaning brushes are fine :

I also always put some boiling hot water in the pan with some soap to soak the oil and meat residu after cooking. This makes it easier too clean the pan after about 10 minutes of soaking.

 

[lxskllr]

I use iron and sufficient oil. No stickage.

 

[Red Squirrel]

One that does not have cancer causing coating on it? I'm not sure. I do have a non stick that works great for eggs though. I paid a lot for it in hopes that it will be a high enough quality that it won't shed it's coating. So far so good.

I have a cast iron but I find it's a pain to clean, I can never really get it 100% clean. You're not really suppose to use water or abrasives to clean those. With the non stick it cleans well because it's well, non stick, so I just run it under the sink and then use dish soap and paper towel and done. If I'm feeling lazy I put it in dishwasher, but I try to avoid it as I don't think you're really suppose to put non stick pans in dishwasher even if it says you can.

 

[Elixer]

Come on, haven't you seen those infomercials that show ceramic with infused copper or titanium pans, and how nothing sticks?

Those are great...for everything except cooking.
Look at all the complaints about sticking food... http://www.amazon.com/GOTHAM-STEEL-inches-Non-stick-Titanium/dp/B018T909XG

Iron is OK, but darn heavy, and too much oil ruins lots of food.
There isn't really anything that is truly non-stick (with no additional oil), and won't poison you in some way--at least, not yet.

 

[Howard]

Yes, a new pan with a high-quality Teflon coating is.

It appears for now that the data suggests PFOA, for the consumer, is safe. However, it's almost certain that the manufacture and application of PFOA is bad for the workers...

 

[zinfamous]

butter

 

[Carson Dyle]

extra virgin olive oil

 

[sdifox]

It's called lard.

 

[feralkid]

There's this one weird trick, but the fat-cats don't want you to know about it.

 

[twinrider1]

Bacon grease. But I have been tempted by the current infomercial with a tan ceramic pan.

 

[tortoise]

Experiment with technique. In the context of scrambled/omelet eggs . . while pan is warming up break eggs in a bowl, add around a tablespoon of water or milk, and blend.

 

[Carson Dyle]

Experiment with technique. In the context of scrambled/omelet eggs . . while pan is warming up break eggs in a bowl, add around a tablespoon of water or milk, and blend.

WTF? A blender to make scrambled eggs or an omelette?? Whisk eggs with a fork and don't overdue it. And what that has to do with a pan ... nothing.

I threw out all my non-stick pans years ago. A polished stainless pan works as well or better. Requires some butter or cooking oil, but the most important thing is to allow the pan to warm to temperature, which takes longer than most people think. If you're using a cast iron pan, it takes much longer than you might think.

 

[olds]

I like my eggs over medium.

 

[Imp]

I've had older non-sticks stick with egg... but a few times, I've managed to have eggs not stick and float on top of an ounce or two of oil with stainless steel and cast iron. Something to do with getting it to the right temperature.

I stopped making eggs on cast iron because while it didn't stick that much, the seasoning or crud I didn't wash off completely stuck to the egg.

 

[John Connor]

Just seen a commercial for one.

Last year was one and the year before that and I think the year before that. :hmm:

 

[Mike64]

If you you mean literally non-sticking AND without adding any fat all, then no, of course there isn't.

 

[dullard]

Like others have said, a good Teflon pan or stainless steel pan with enough oil/fat will do it. You can make beautiful looking eggs that taste like crap that way - repeatedly and easily.

I strongly prefer eggs that stick with the caramelized brown lacy edges. Eggs with flavor. A cast-iron pan medium hot with just a bit too little butter so that the edges stick. Those eggs have flavor!

 

[Homerboy]

Just seen a commercial for one.

Last year was one and the year before that and I think the year before that. :hmm:

God damn it... why has this become so commonplace in our dialect as of lately? It's really worse than the their/they're/there issue because people are actually using this phrase in their speech patterns.

*sigh*

 

[Homerboy]

Like others have said, a good Teflon pan or stainless steel pan with enough oil/fat will do it. You can make beautiful looking eggs that taste like crap that way - repeatedly and easily.

I strongly prefer eggs that stick with the caramelized brown lacy edges. Eggs with flavor. A cast-iron pan medium hot with just a bit too little butter so that the edges stick. Those eggs have flavor!

I prefer those as well, and you can still get them when you toss butter into a Teflon pan. I do it all the time.

 

[Vdubchaos]

Cast Iron
Proper Seasoning
and the most important one of them all, knowing how to cook! Without this, I don't care what you use...it will stick/get messy.

 

[zinfamous]

God damn it... why has this become so commonplace in our dialect as of lately? It's really worse than the their/they're/there issue because people are actually using this phrase in their speech patterns.

*sigh*

dummies that just dgaf.

 

[William Gaatjes]

I also always use olive oil but never too much. Just a very thin layer of oil covering the entire inside of the skillet or dutch oven. My dutch oven is a regular pan without teflon coating and here i also have no problem with things sticking as long as i keep the right temperature. At a too high temperature everything will burn and stick no matter if it is teflon coated or not. And with my way of hot water soaking and easy cleaning, i do not have to scrub.

 

[WaTaGuMp]

They never stick on TV, so they have to be real.