How to Buy a Grill Pan
A grill pan is a round or square skillet with raised edges and ridges on the pan's surface, which give the food you're grilling the appearance of having been cooked on an outdoor grill. Follow these steps to buy the grill pan that best fits your needs. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
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Buy a grill pan that has a small drainage spout built into the pan's base. This will enable you to easily dispose of the grease and other food particles that collect during the grilling process.
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Look for a non-stick grill pan if you desire a pan that facilitates quick cleanup. Simply pour a bit of oil onto the grill pan's non-stick base to prevent food from sticking to the surface.
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Select a cast iron grill pan if you plan on using it to cook steaks and chicken breasts. While it takes some time to heat up, a cast iron grill pan can achieve quite a high temperature, which is necessary to cook thicker cuts of meat.
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Purchase a grill pan with a long and heat-resistant handle to allow you to handle it with ease. Buy one with a hole in the handle, so you can hang up the pan when it's not in use.
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Pick a grill pan with a hard-anodized exterior surface, which will protect it from chipping and cracking over time.
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Choose a grill pan with a lid, which will protect your oven's surface from grease and food splatters while you cook.
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Tips & Warnings
When cleaning a non-stick grill pan; run hot water over the pan as soon as it cools to the touch and use a soap-filled pan-scrubber to remove the grime on the pan's surface. Cleaning the grill pan shortly after use will preserve its non-stick surface.
Grill pans cook pork chops, burgers, hot dogs and firm vegetables well. However, you should avoid cooking thick steaks on a grill pan, as the heat from the stove often fails to cook the inside of the meat.
Grill pans do not produce the same smoky taste that an outdoor grill infuses in cooked food. This is because food cooked on a grill pan doesn't touch flames as it would on an outdoor grill, and does not reach the high temperatures of a traditional grill either.
