On Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:01:31 -0400, Wilson >
wrote:

>OK. I got a nice tri-ply Calphalon frying pan. When it was out of the box, a
>little EVOO would make a fried egg slide around the pan like it was on
>wheels. After that, it's almost impossible to get eggs not to stick on. I've
>use butter w/oil, straight peanut oil, eggs dropped into cold pan & eggs
>dropped into hot pans and they all stick. I'm sick and tired of buying
>Teflon pans that I've got to through away after a year or so of use, not to
>mention what may or may not be getting into my food from it.
>
>How can I get the pan to cook eggs like my first experience?

Try heating the pan first, then adding oil, then the food. "Hot pan,
cold oil, food won't stick" was something I learned from Jeff Smith's
show, and it ordinarily worked well.

Terry