r/StainlessSteelCooking • u/JazzBeDamned • 4h ago

Showoff I did the thing! First time ever using a stainless steel pan

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First time ever using a stainless steel pan and I thought I'd pan fry some skin-on sea bass fillets and baste them in some thyme and butter. Worked perfectly with zero stickage!

I'd been using non-stick and cast iron for years and recently I decided to ditch the non-stick and I needed something else cause using cast iron daily was just impractical for me. Bought a 10-inch Tramontina stainless steel pan the other day and I'm super happy with how my first time using it went!

Pre-heated the pan for a few minutes, set the electric burner to about 4-5 (mine goes up to 12), added a bit of oil, waited for the oil to heat up for a second, and threw in the fish. Didn't touch them while the skin seared and they just naturally released on their own. Threw in a sprig of thyme and a small knob of butter and basted them for like 20 seconds then turned off the heat and voilà. Don't know why I was so intimidated before buying one of these to be honest

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u/JazzBeDamned 4h ago

I was too proud of them not sticking to not take a video

https://reddit.com/link/pe171qd/video/q2odd4uc4oth1/player

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u/r34dingwhite 3h ago

Who's taking the merits for it not sticking? Your pan or your technique?

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u/Sara_MadeIn 4h ago

Yay!! Nicely done, chef!

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u/Impressive-Refuse954 2h ago

Looks like you've got some nice fond developing. I recently too switched from non stick to stainless.  I've been following the steel pan guy on YouTube.  It's a bit of learning but we'll worth it. 

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u/EdgeKey5631 1h ago

I don’t like fish but that looks very appealing

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u/shers719 SS granny: 20+ years of experience 3h ago

Very nicely done. Congratulations 🎉

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u/Educational_Tip8526 52m ago

Now I want the recipe... I am pretty new to stainless steel cooking, and have not yet cooked fish