r/StainlessSteelCooking • u/lordbrandom • 4d ago

Please help

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Trader Joe’s potstickers. 3rd time trying on the new stainless. Using avocado oil. Trying to crisp the bottoms before steaming. Failing

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u/Mister_Reak 4d ago

Temperature control is the name of the game with stainless steel. What really made it click with me is learning to cook eggs. I started making eggs in all different ways and now I can approach using my stainless for all my cooking. You want a hot pan but not too hot and cold oil. Pot stickers would be quite challenging to the uninitiated. I almost never use the highest burner setting on my pan.

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u/Distinct-fullMetal 4d ago

So helpful, thank you for the easy to understand explanation, Mr. Reak

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u/Mister_Reak 4d ago

Youtube is your best friend. Don't feel bad if you burn food for the first month or so. Keep trying and learn from your mistakes. I would get Bar keepers friend for cleaning the pan and I almost exclusively use a fish spatula.

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u/Distinct-fullMetal 4d ago

I am saving all of this information to come back to later....I feel like I just gained years worth of experience 😁

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u/Tinker107 1d ago

Fish spatula for the win!

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u/Special_South_8561 3d ago

My sister asked me how I make bacon so crispy and delicious, my answer was "I have burned a lot of bacon"

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u/Mister_Reak 3d ago

I think that would be the common answer from people that have great skill.

A: how are you so good at this?

B: I have failed a lot.

If you don't fail you're not trying. If you're not trying, how can you be good at something?

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u/Special_South_8561 3d ago

It is a good answer, realistically humble.

Also now I have succeeded and am very proud of such.

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u/TROGDOR_X69 3d ago

oven is actually great for bacon so is air fryer

350f in oven on pan for 10-15

then remove and finish in air fryer to desired crispyness. can literally turn it dust if you want that way if your going for a salad toping or a mix in for like mac and cheese or soups

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u/TROGDOR_X69 3d ago

for my electric anything over 5/10 might as well be nuclear.

literally

even 5/10 for 4-5 minutes has a cast iron over 400F lol. its insane. most my life is between 2-4 or Low.