[Sca-cooks] hot pan, cold oil ( was Re: ot help with soy...)

[Barbara Dodge]

"Cold oil hot pan, food won't stick" seemed to be the Frugal Gourmet Jeff 
Smith's mantra.  I've never forgotten it.

Felicia
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "terry l. ridder" <terrylr at blauedonau.com>
To: <sca-cooks at lists.ansteorra.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2007 2:09 AM
Subject: [Sca-cooks] hot pan, cold oil ( was Re: ot help with soy...)


> hello;
>
> On Fri, 20 Jul 2007, Stefan li Rous wrote:
>
>> Olwen said:
>> <<< First off, in most cases, oil should not be put in a cold pan.
>> Butter maybe, but not oil, and with butter it is good to put a small
>> splash of olive oil to heighten the burn point. >>>
>>
>> Okay, why should oil not be added to a cold pan?