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Steaming, grilling, baking, air frying (convection baking), roasting, boiling, stewing, frying in seasoned cast iron, etc all "require less fat to cook food" I
by swatcoder 3y ago
Steaming, grilling, baking, air frying (convection baking), roasting, boiling, stewing, frying in seasoned cast iron, etc all "require less fat to cook food"
If avoiding extra fat is one's highest priority, it's not like you're out of luck without nonstick pans.
- blackeyeblitzar 3y agoYou’re proposing eating different foods with different recipes and flavors when you suggest that steaming, grilling, etc are alternatives. If I want to prepare similar food to what I can make in a stainless steel or cast iron pan, but with less fat, a nonstick pan is the best tool. Also since you listed frying in a seasoned cast iron pan in your list of alternatives - that requires use of additional fat. Yes, even if it is fully properly seasoned.
- swatcoder 3y agoEither the fat retained in the dish was negligble in the first place, in which case nonstick doesn't matter, or a nutritionally or aesthetically appreciable amount was retained, in which case you've already changed the recipe and dish.
- blackeyeblitzar 3y agoIt’s a minor change to me. Something fried in a nonstick pan may not have the same sear as a steel or iron pan, but it’s a lot closer than steaming, which is a totally different thing.