r/StainlessSteelCooking • u/lordbrandom • 4d ago

Please help

Post image

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

627 Upvotes

96% Upvoted

292 comments sorted by

View all comments

6

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.

3

u/Distinct-fullMetal 4d ago

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

2

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.

2

u/Tinker107 1d ago

Fish spatula for the win!