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> On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 14:15:02 -0600, "texpat"
> > wrote:
>
> > Thanks, Ed. I'll forward your reply to them. I had also suggested this
to
> > them, but I'm sure they'll take it more seriously if someone BESIDES
their
> > mother says it. 
>
> I don't use SS, but I think that for meat not to stick you
> need to move it around a bit when you first add it to the
> pan. I've seen it done that way on TV cooking shows.
>
Actually, if you just put meat into a hot pan and leave it alone, it will
release on its own, leaving a fond behind. You can then deglaze the pan and
made a sauce or just use water and clean the pan. I think putting meat into
a SS pan and then moving it just makes things worse.