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mtsgsd · 12-14-2003, 08:56 AM

I was just reading a book on cooking equipment from Alton Brown and he says that when the pan is heated first, microfissures and other tiny openings in the metal are closed as the metal expands. This leaves less for food to get a grip on.

Science!

12-14-2003, 08:56 AM	#8 (permalink)
mtsgsd Addict Location: Wisconsin, USA	I was just reading a book on cooking equipment from Alton Brown and he says that when the pan is heated first, microfissures and other tiny openings in the metal are closed as the metal expands. This leaves less for food to get a grip on. Science!