How to Keep Eggs From Sticking to Stainless Cookware

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By Athena Hessong
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Why do eggs stick to stainless cookware like glue? The simple answer is because protein in eggs acts as a glue. Eggs contain proteins resembling small coils. Heating the eggs unravels these proteins, which can get into the microscopic pits and grooves on the surface of a stainless pan. Once there, they bind the egg to the pan, resulting in the egg sticking like glue. You can prevent this process from occurring.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

Stainless steel pan
Cooking spray
Eggs for cooking

Step 1

Heat the pan over medium-high heat for two minutes before adding either lubricant or the eggs; this will expand the metal and close some of the minute pits and grooves in the surface.
Step 2

Apply an even coating of cooking spray over the surface of the warm cooking pan. Opt for cooking spray over butter or oil since the spray contains lecithin, a natural, more effective greasing agent than the fat in butter or oil.
Step 3

Turn the heat down to low before adding the eggs to prevent the eggs from cooking too fast and sticking to the pan.
Step 4

Cook the eggs over low heat, and remove them when they're still slightly moist and almost set.
Step 5

Leave them in the pan for 1 to 2 minutes before serving to allow the heat from the pan to continue to cook the eggs without overcooking them.