Thanks for suggestions! Thanks to Bar Keeper‘s Friend, the pots and pans still look great, but it seems like everything sticks.
Stainless cookware works better with higher heats than other pans. I also pretreat with Pam.
Use a decent amount of fat of some kind.it doesn't have to be swimming in it but it does need a good dose. Ad make sure your pans/skillets are hot enough.
Good morning I have some copper bottom pans that come from my grandmother. Revere Ware, old! She used them to cook when I was a kids. The way to keep things from sticking is to remember what a poor conductor stainless steel is for heat. Keep the heat to medium, or below. For most foods, it will work as well as cooking at higher temperatures. If you need a high heat to sear, say, a steak, then make sure to use a little oil, fat, whatever, then remove the pan from the heat while you lower your cooking temperature. Use a lid! The moisture that builds in your pan often helps to keep things form sticking.and putting a lid on a pan while its still hot is good for loosening foods from it before you wash it. There's also the washing it part.done improperly, it will allow food to stick. Avoid metal scrubbers, and if you must scrub, use brillo, and don't give it elbow grease. Better to let it soak a while in very hot water, then scrub lightly. Barkeepers Friend is good, always.inside too. Do not use metal utensils! Unless you're a professional, stick to the other kind. Even a micro scratch in stainless will let it stick! Heat the pan first! Cold pan and cold food in sudden heat equal sticking problems! If you use a cooking spray, then let the pan heat first, spray and add food right awaydon't let a pan sit hot with any kind of oil/fat/cooking spray in it.it separates, and when you do put the food in, it forces the oil to the edges of the food, giving the center a perfect area for sticking. also, don't put too much in it at one time. Leave room for your food, and the juices, oils, water, whatever liquid there is, to cook without forming a crust. Last, if you can't wash it right away, then put hot water in it, cap it, and let it sit. Don't leave your stainless steel without a cover if its going to cool.
