Should I put butter on a pan before I cook ham-steaks on it?

College student, first time living on my own, and I've destroyed 2 out of 3 pans that I started out with, don't wanna ruin the last one! Asked by JDiPierro 34 months ago Similar questions: put butter pan cook ham steaks Food & Drink > Cooking.

Similar questions: put butter pan cook ham steaks.

No, use olive oil. Butter contains milkfat and some milk solids. "Clarified" butter is only the fat, and has a high smoke temperature, but your most flavorful way to fry meats is with olive oil, which also has a high smoke temperature.

If you use straight butter, the small amount of milk solids in it will burn and char the flesh, imparting a carbonized (I love that word) flavor. Instead, use a very hot pan, heat the olive oil, slap some herbs into the pan, ham slice on top, and turn the heat down. Flip and repeat in five minutes.

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1 No, sweety..not butter. It has a low viscosity. Since you are just starting out to cook for yourself, try using high heat Pam...like the stuff you use on grills.It won't burn as fast.

Also, cook the hamsteaks at a lower heat. I like to cook them with a little water in the pan and put a lid on it. That way, it gets to the proper temp and then I can brown it off a little after the water cooks off.

Invest in a cheap iron skillet. You can actually find them at some thrift stores and if you look in the camping supplies section of Walmart..you can get one for under twenty bucks. If you keep it seasoned, you can't ruin them as easily and it will last you a lifetime.

I still have the iron skillet I bought when I first moved out on my own ( at 18 and in the Navy)...and I am now almost 39, married 17 years and with 3 kids.

No, sweety..not butter. It has a low viscosity. Since you are just starting out to cook for yourself, try using high heat Pam...like the stuff you use on grills.It won't burn as fast.

Also, cook the hamsteaks at a lower heat. I like to cook them with a little water in the pan and put a lid on it. That way, it gets to the proper temp and then I can brown it off a little after the water cooks off.

Invest in a cheap iron skillet. You can actually find them at some thrift stores and if you look in the camping supplies section of Walmart..you can get one for under twenty bucks. If you keep it seasoned, you can't ruin them as easily and it will last you a lifetime.

I still have the iron skillet I bought when I first moved out on my own ( at 18 and in the Navy)...and I am now almost 39, married 17 years and with 3 kids.

2 If you're destroying pans that quickly, it sounds like you're cooking at way too high a heat! .

If you're destroying pans that quickly, it sounds like you're cooking at way too high a heat!

3 Pam is for light stuff....eggs, pancakes...that sort of thing. Ham steaks need oil to spead the heat and keep it constant. I use Olive Oil.

They when the ham is done, put a galomp of butter on top for extra flavoring.

Pam is for light stuff....eggs, pancakes...that sort of thing. Ham steaks need oil to spead the heat and keep it constant. I use Olive Oil.

They when the ham is done, put a galomp of butter on top for extra flavoring.

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