Why does everything stick? Hate these pans.
151645
I use olive oil and medium to low heat on things that might stick. I do not make eggs in them...they will stick. My son does though and he says it is OK. I use higher heat on anything that will not stick, like sautéed onions, mushrooms and so on. I like these pans for making soup and vegetables.
151646
I love my Belgique pots especially the little 1 qt. It sticks when I don't use oil or when the heat is too high.
151647
I have had mine for almost a year and nothing sticks as long as I cook on low or medium heat. A couple times my daughter used high heat and things stuck but we soaked the pan for just a few minutes and the mess all rinsed right out. Hope lower heat works for you!
151648
Try to start out cooking on very low heat. When I make dippy eggs I turn my skillet on the lowest setting of my stove, when I see that the oil runs free I put in the eggs and keep cooking on low till I flip the egg. After I flip the egg I immediately shut off the heat and the pan is hot enough to finish cooking it. These pans get extremely hot. Even other foods don't stick if you cook on low to med. heat. I think we are always in a hurry so we try to cook on high. Its hard but I love mine since I've learned to cook with lower heat.
1036280
It is suggested that you spray them with a non-stick spray (PAM). After doing that each time, the muffins that stuck like crazy to a regular pan, literally, fell out of these. Cleaning is a snap. I highly recommend these pans!
1834354
the pans are non reactive, but they "pith" if water is boiled, the handles start peeling after just 2 years, horrible set of pans, very disappointed
805542
First of all, how are you preparing the eggs? Are they fried, scrambled, or what? Secondly, did you use any sort of cooking spray or oil to coat the pan first? Tell me a little more specifically about what's happening in the cooking process, and I may be able to help you figure out the problem. It may be that the pan is too hot or not hot enough. I'm a chef and have seen a lot of sticky eggs in my day. The more details you can describe about what's going on, the easier it'll be to troubleshoot & determine the source of the problem. :)
38759
Trust me, they are not non-stick. If I knew at this point how to send back I sure would. I believe it was false advertising from start. I had a friend research the best non-stick and he told me this was - truly disappointed and AM not happy with them. thank you for doing this survey
444609
I am guessing you might have been harsh in cleaning your non stick pan. As to any non stick coated pan or tray, i suggest using dish soap and sponge to clean them, and if there were any burnt food, soak them first in warm soapy water then scrub gently with sponge after rinsing towel dry them promptly. I periodically clean mine with baking soda. I delegate pans for cakes and food and even they are non stick, i still spray them with non stick spray to be sure.
1070877
I don't have any issues with dripping - but I do have an issue with sticking. I used to have non-stick pans so it was a change for me when I purchased them - but I consistently use butter or oil yet have issues with sticking (especially eggs).
53545
Probably. But we had such problems with sticking, we tossed our pan after only several uses
2209308
From experience: Nope nope nope! I have one of the small single pans I bought about a year before I bought this set. I put it in the dishwasher and noticed after a few weeks the non-stick started to deteriorate. It still works okay, better than some of your cheaper "non-stick" pans but not as good as the new set that I've yet to put in the dishwasher. Plus, you pretty much just swipe a soapy rag around in these then rinse to clean them. I've continued washing the small pan in the dishwasher just to see and it doesn't seem any worse but it definitely won't last as long.
2223690
no, from the first time, everything stick, is not easy to clean, even if use cooking spray
999552
Buy some new pans, the ones you have are cheap or old. Buy the Circulon Classic set!
234252
I have an old preseasoned Lodge skillet and I love it. It cleans up great. This square one, though, I hate. Things stick and I tried to reseason it but still things stick. I'm very disappointed in it.
1672669
My thinking is that all coated or ceramic non stick pans eventually lose their non stick properties. Your best bet is a cast iron pan that you keep seasoned. It should be non stick forever. Hope this helps.
1809723
My All-Clad stays in the closet. I was very disappointed in this nearly $100.00 pan. I only use cast-iron skillets that are non-stick after 30-100 years of use. Lodge makes carbon steel pans that ,once seasoned, offer good non-stick surfaces. You treat them just like cast-iron. I have 40 year old Revereware that works much better than this All Clad. Sorry, but this pan did not work for me and I wish I had my money back. I haven't used non-stick pans for years as any non-stick surface will wear. If I was going to get one, it would be the one that America's test kitchen recommends, a Wear-Ever.
1455563
I had the same poor experience. Kept trying different things for months. Different heat, different oils, adding oil after the pan heated, etc. etc. After rubbing the skin off my finger for the 4th time trying to clean the stuck-on stuff off (even AFTER soaking all night) I figured it just wasn't worth it.
778419
Even with oil coating the frying pans, food stuck to the surface. Obviously, this set is NOT of the "non-stick" variety.
2172442
I have had no problem with these pans sticking to anything I have prepared in them.