Sticky pans

idk about that but i wanna talk about sticky pans. i love my le creuset dutch oven so so much, but it's like the stickiest surface to cook on but at the same time you can get it 100% clean very easily. on the other hand i got myself a kitchen aid stainless frying pan that's now my favorite cooking surface for non-stick qualities (when properly pre-heated) but it's got a film of carmelized gunk on it since i used it to make pancakes. what is this about?

I think it's baked on oil.
I've had pretty good luck getting that off by making a paste of baking soda, letting it set and scrubbing it off.

oh scratch my question, I found that calphalon ion-infused anodized stuff a lot cheaper somewhere else so I think I'm going with that.

i was going to buy a new nonstick pan today. the only thing i use nonstick for is eggs. but when i got to macy's i liked a stainless omelette pan so much better than any of the nonstick ones and i got the stainless one instead. then when i came home and thought about it i was like why did i get a stainless to cook eggs. is this the worst idea? am i never going to have scrambled eggs again? it says it's for omelettes so it should work, right? i really want to throw out my old nonstick pans.

I'd return it.

i can't decide. i used a coupon today that expires tomorrow but i will only lose a few dollars if i wait anyway. my le creuset skillet is getting better seasoned so i might be able to use that to scramble. sucks you can't try out a frying pan and return it!

Sur la Table has some new fangled pan that is supposed to be non-stick sans Teflon. It has an odd name that is escaping me at the moment--eco-something, maybe? I will try and track it down with the google.

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i made the exchange today. but i got the one thing i didn't want which is a pair of nonsticks (one 8" one 10"). i was trying to have fewer frying pans! i got calphalon.

Why do you keep doing what you didn't mean to do? I thought lawyers were analytical and methodical. #trolling

i was tired of shopping yesterday (i was in macys for 20 minutes!!!) and then today i was just tired. but i just used the 8" one and i really liked it. so i'm ok.