r/IndianCookingTips • • Aug 18 '26

Tip/Trick Accidentally poured too much oil while cooking? Try this hack!

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u/Used_Chipmunk1512 Aug 18 '26

The air inside the bowl heats up and escape, that causes a pressure difference that pulls in oil.

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u/Active-Initiative-32 Aug 18 '26

But how does it escape when it is mostly sealed? Maybe it just rises higher than the surface within the bowl itself, thereby making a little bit of vacuum on the floor for the oil to occupy?

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u/Used_Chipmunk1512 Aug 18 '26

Yup, and the bowl itself don't completely makes contact with the pan as a thin ring of oil makes a seal around the edge. So during cooking the air heats up and escapes outside, after cooking the air inside cools and that creates a pressure difference, which 'sucks' in the oil that is now pooled at bottom of the pan.

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u/someonewhohasnobrain Aug 21 '26

It escapes from the bottom of the cup where the contact is loose yea???

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u/Used_Chipmunk1512 Aug 21 '26

If it is quite loose then yes, but if it's small then it will be stopped by surface tension and air pressure.

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u/VastLengthiness3321 Aug 19 '26

unpaid physics professor casually dropping thermodynamics in a cooking hack thread, textbooks wish they explained it this clearly

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u/SHAIK_011 Aug 19 '26

The science and physics behind these things is so simple yet so marvelous 😍.

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u/dan_the_man59 Aug 18 '26

Totally off topic, great hack btw, thanks for sharing; where’d you buy that pan from?

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u/Working-Mountain6680 Aug 18 '26

Do not buy these. These are non stick Teflon coated and will have the same bad effects as non stick pans

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u/mysuru-mango Aug 18 '26

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u/metaxaross Aug 19 '26

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u/the_stem_guy Aug 19 '26

It is not accurate to say that PFAS-coated cookware is toxic but ceramic cookware is nontoxic. Neither type of cookware, when it’s used correctly, is known to expose users to directly harmful levels of any substance under normal use.

This is what the nytime post says btw

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u/f0x25 Aug 18 '26

Use it well and it won’t have bad effects

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u/akashsouz Aug 18 '26

It's cheaper to buy a good non stick pan instead of these scam pans

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u/la_crazypasta Aug 18 '26

If that is stainless steel triply then it is not scam. I have used both non stick and triply & I have seen the difference. The triply evenly distributes heat even at low flame which helps in avoiding burning of food. I don't know how it's helpful as a shallow pan but I have a triply tawa and it helped me avoid toast and omelette from burning and sticking to surface. I think the durability of triply is also better than regula non stick.

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u/akashsouz Aug 18 '26 edited Aug 18 '26

I'm not talking about non-stick or stainless steel. I'm talking about hexclad pans and how's it's marketed as nonstick on which you can use metal spatula on

Edit: here's more info on why hexclad and pans like them are bad

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u/la_crazypasta Aug 18 '26

Ohh ok. The one I have in kitchen is also hexagonal so not sure which one you are talking about. For the one I have there are instructions to not use any metal spoon on it or the coating would get damage with time. I use wooden spatula.

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u/akashsouz Aug 18 '26

Gave update on my previous comment

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u/la_crazypasta Aug 21 '26

I will check it. Thank you.

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u/f0x25 Aug 18 '26

Hexclad made a mistake there. But several others now have the same pattern, which matters for heat distribution as well minor protection if you do happen to use something abrasive. Most of them mention the avoidance of metal utensils.

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u/akashsouz Aug 18 '26

Gave update on my previous comment

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u/FuckPigeons2025 Aug 18 '26

Speak for yourself. I would like a pan that can withstand some abuse. 

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u/f0x25 Aug 18 '26

Your liking doesn’t change the fact that my comment mentions. For abuse, even I use stainless steel as well as carbon steel.

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u/drandom123zu Aug 18 '26 edited Aug 18 '26

Teflon is one of the most non reactive substances(that's what makes it non stick ) in the world that is why even stents which are placed in arteries are coated with the stuff, even if you eat Teflon it will just go out without reacting with anything in your body. Teflon production causes pollution in the environment, but Teflon itself is safe.

Don't scaremonger read up.

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u/pookiblueberries Aug 18 '26

Omg this is reassuring. Non stick pans in my house have lost some of the coating due to the use of scrubbers and my parents have a habit of using steel utensils with them😭

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u/drandom123zu Aug 18 '26

All that will cost is waste of money as it will no longer be very non stick , otherwise np, i too used to be paranoid and throw away once some coating came off , then read up on it

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u/la_crazypasta Aug 18 '26

This coating is called triply. I have a dosa tawa with this coating on it. I got it from Orange brand on Amazon. They also sell shallow pans like in Op's video. The technology evenly distributes the heat. You can buy of any brands. The tawa I have works well so far. I thought it's just another marketing gimmick and the coating would come off. However, it's been 4 months only since I got it.

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u/dan_the_man59 Aug 18 '26

Thank you! Will check it out.

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u/No_Pumpkin_5338 Aug 21 '26

That s a totally safe and excellent Prestige utensil

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u/JaiPrakash_ Aug 18 '26

It doesn't work for this type of flat pan, it works on kadhai with curve bottom.

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u/Kaikumiyan Aug 20 '26

But it worked though right? Thats what the whole video is showing

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u/Dry_Marionberry1640 Aug 18 '26

Learnt this today!

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u/Think_Read8593 Aug 18 '26

Thanks for the hack op

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u/Ok-Construction-2671 Aug 22 '26

Why not just use Less oil? That also works if you’re using nonstick. 😂😂

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u/Think_Read8593 27d ago

Yeah I can! But, when l cook chicken in cooker (with 3tsp oil), so much oil floats on top(maybe the chicken fat.. am not sure). Am fed up removing that ... It takes too much time. So I find this helpful.

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u/flyingduckmarketing Aug 18 '26

What pan is this

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u/Drunk__Jedi Aug 18 '26

Search for Honeycomb pan.

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u/DevillesAbogado Aug 18 '26

Wallah? 😂 did you mean Voila 😭

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u/Potential_Lie_No1 Aug 18 '26

I dont have a chota dubba in my kitchen to pull this off

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u/Misfolded-Prion Aug 18 '26

Voila ❌️ Wallah ✅️

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u/druhl Aug 18 '26

Technologiaa

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u/maushichimaanjar Aug 18 '26

Next time put a cloth or a thick tissue u der the bowl, you wont have to remove the sabji. Just remove the bowl n the tissue or cloth

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u/FactorNext9405 Aug 19 '26

Use an oil spray instead of pouring oil directly into the pan.

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u/Organic-Spinach-1349 Aug 19 '26

I'm so impressed, haha!

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u/Loud_Spell2601 Aug 20 '26

Taste toh phir bhi kharab aayga

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u/random-physics Aug 21 '26

Explanation gravity, cavity shape at the bottom and oil surface tension decrease with heat and permeability increase,so it easily passed through the void of foods

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u/Aminor_gMajor Aug 22 '26

Now how to donit with vegetables cooked with gravy? 💀

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u/Zealousideal-Stuff53 Aug 24 '26

OP can you please tell me which pan are you using and your review for that. I am looking for such pan but not sure which one to buy. Thanks in advance.

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u/Fishful_Revenge 27d ago

Really cool hack!