Food was sticking so I tried cooking bacon in it...read this somewhere...the bacon sticks. How can I revive this oan
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Sounds like it needs to be re-seasoned, and do always remember to pre-heat your pan until water skittles across the surface, but never cook above medium heat, medium/low is better. Don't wash with soap, instead brush it off under running water, wipe with a paper towel or dry on a very low burner, then rub with vegetable oil EACH TIME you use it. Good luck!
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Bacon sticks more than people realize. Bacon is cured with sugar, and it is the sugar burning that causes that sticking. Try cooking it at a lower heat. As your pan becomes more seasoned with use, the residue will stick less and less, to the point that it will wipe right off. Baking will help to get the pan seasoned in a shorter period of time rather than bacon. Try pizza, skillet cookies, and/or cornbread. All will be for longer cooking times and higher heat, and will develop your seasoning a bit quicker.
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You might have to re-season the pan. I haven't had a problem with sticking. Just remember this is not a non-stick pan, but a cast iron pan and some sticking is normal. It usually comes off easily with a brush under hot water, then I oil my pan and put it away. Follow the instructions online to re-season the pan and start over using it. Hope this helps.
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Hi Carol, you more than likely need to cook with lower temperature. If I cook any higher than med-low food starts sticking. At that level pretty much nothing sticks. If you are still having issues, you may have to re-season the pan. There are tons of articles on the net on how to do this.
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After every wash/use, do you rub oil on the inside of your skillet? If not, try that. I've noticed that when I don't take that extra step, food sticks to my skillet. Hope this helps.
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If you cook things too high they stick. Also, I found that coconut oil works good
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I can only tell you that I purchased the DuraCeramic and it consistently burned the food. I tried to cook eggs over easy and the eggs would stick to the surface, bacon turned black. I melted the end of a nylon spatula with the dial set on warm! I was told that there none available to exchange so I took the black one and had to eat the price difference. It works fine! It's possible that the cream one was defective, but I no longer wanted to take the chance. There were a couple comments on Amazon that said their food burned, before I bought it. I should have listened. Save your money and buy a black one; it works great. I can only tell you that I purchased the DuraCeramic and it consistently burned the food. I tried to cook eggs over easy and the eggs would stick to the surface, bacon turned black. I melted the end of a nylon spatula with the dial set on warm! I was told that there none available to exchange so I took the black one and had to eat the price difference. It works fine! It's possible that the cream one was defective, but I no longer wanted to take the chance. There were a couple comments on Amazon that said their food burned, before I bought it. I should have listened. Save your money and buy... » Read More I can only tell you that I purchased the DuraCeramic and it consistently burned the food. I tried to cook eggs over easy and the eggs would stick to the surface, bacon turned black. I melted the end of a nylon spatula with the dial set on warm! I was told that there none available to exchange so I took the black one and had to eat the price difference. It works fine! It's possible that the cream one was defective, but I no longer wanted to take the chance. There were a couple comments on Amazon that said their food burned, before I bought it. I should have listened. Save your money and buy a black one; it works great. « Show Less
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It sounds like a defective cooker. Apparently the temperature sensor inside the unit does not know what is going on.I would try contacting the manufacturer.
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I do two things to make it easier. First, I put a piece of paper towel on the bottom tray. This makes clean-up better. Then, I place the bacon tray on a microwave safe tray and remove that with the bacon tray because it doesn't get hot. I love the way it does bacon. It's perfect for us because four pieces of bacon fit perfectly. Hope this helps. :)
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Make sure to cook it first I tried eating it raw it was to hard to eat soften it first hope this helps Thomas a.
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I would suggest cooking the bacon several times, checking carefully to see when it gets to your desired doneness and keeping track of the time it took. I had to cook my bacon several times to get to the crispness I wanted, but I didn't want it burnt.
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I do not know... I threw my pan out because black pieces, from the pan fry surface, were coming out in the food. Not a good pan after some cook time.
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Soak the pan in soapy water, and it should clean up. If everything doesn't clean up on the first try, soak again.
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I have tried re-heating biscuits (cornbread and popovers) using that top mechanism. It worked O.K.
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Sorry, no help here. I got rid of that long ago. Moved on to a more functional fryer.
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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. :)
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I just used the press to cook bacon, wash with soap and water with a soft cloth....don't scrub it. over time it will continue to season slowly.....dry on stove top then spray with pam or season with lard....
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I'm glad I'm not the only one with an uncleanable pan. I've tried everything said below, baking soda, laundry detergent, rock salt, boiling water in it and nothing seems to work. I sort of hate this pan :(
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Try boiling the item and just hot water in a pan on your stove for about 20 minutes that should take care of the problem
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Make sure it's plugged in, switch-on button is on, bar is up. Not jammed with food previously put in. I like to put the food in after I hear it running. I have difficulty with disassembling it. It doesn't want to come apart easily for cleaning.
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Wish I could help. All I've ever done is cook brown/wild rice. Set it and let it go. Sorry.
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I put it in wet dog food. It started off like it was going to work, but now isn't helping at all. Does this sometimes happen? I'm not sure I want to continue with it after this bottle is gone if it is not working.