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Preventing Food from Sticking

January 28, 2009

A pot with food stuck to the lid.Like Sandy from NC, I also had a problem keeping soups, stews, etc. from sticking and burning on the bottom of pots.

Now, most of you will probably not remember the glass coffee pots which were popular in our area many years ago (long before drip coffee makers!). In order to use the glass pots the manufacturer included a wire bent into four or five points (similar to a star) to sit on the stove eye before putting the glass pot on to boil.

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I had the idea to bend a metal coat hanger into four points and place it under my cooking pots. I figured if the wire kept a glass pot from shattering but still boiled the coffee/water, it should cook food while keeping the pot from sitting directly on the heating element. It worked.

No more sticking food for me! The coat hanger did not cost me anything either. I do not remove the hanger portion, just let it "stick" out to the side as a sort of handle to place or remove it as needed. I use mine on a glass top stove so some of you may need to make your wire into five points to fit your stove eye and pot. Try it; it's a very frugal way to get out of a "sticky" situation!

Sorry, I do not remember the name of the manufacturer of the glass coffee pots which triggered this idea.

By Sherry from Floyd, VA

 
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January 13, 2011

To keep rice from sticking, spray the sides and bottom of the pot with nonstick vegetable spray before you add the water or rice.

 
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April 27, 2010

If you sprinkle salt on your cookie sheet or baking pan, your potatoes or other savory foods won't stick. Use whatever salt product works best for your lifestyle: regular, kosher, or even Mrs Dash will work.

 
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April 13, 2007

Use cooking oil spray on plastic wrap and it won't stick to your food.

 
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October 5, 2004

If a frying pan is heated and rubbed well with salt, nothing in it will stick. By Ruth Ann

 
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