Cooking 101
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- TheBlueOne
Sauteing garlic: Heat the pan and THEN put the oil in, or put the oil in and then heat the pan? Or does it matter?
- brains0
Get the pan to a good medium temperature, add oil, allow it to heat, then add garlic.
- ********0
the oil just has to get hot
if you put the garlic in first .. it will probably burn; i think it's better to add it once you've got other stuff in the pan
- ********0
don´t know if or why it would be better, but mommy said to heat the pan first
- brains0
always heat the pan first.
http://rouxbe.com/cooking-school…- that was very informative, thx********
- thanksTheBlueOne
- great site, thanks!KevinTx
- that was very informative, thx
- TheBlueOne0
Well, this is how it came out:
- ********0
the video taught me that you need to heat the pan before putting the oil in the pan, to stop your food from sticking... and if you want to be a show off - you can use splashes of water to find out the exact right moment to put the oil in the pan.
- ********0
i've always though about getting one of those spray canisters for oil.. do any of you use those?
- TheBlueOne0
I picked up a garlic slicer / mincer over the weekend. Always wanted one...
- ********0
the absolute best cooking purchase I ever made was:
- O_oninjasavant
- I have that. I can't say I use it much for cooking.ismith
- elahon0
If you use a nice olive oil, you can tell it's warm enough when you turn the pan, it glides around nicely. Then add your garlic.
- bulletfactory0
as i scroll through this thread.... i have a nice garlic press, and an herb/garlic mincing knife as well as a mortar and pestle (i like bruising/crushing herbs/spices).... but for my time/money/quality - a sharp knife minces best - typically something like this...
but to get back on point - put nice extra virgin olive oil in to a warm pan then heat to full temp.