Which oil should you use to keep food from sticking to the pan?

Answer 1

First, be sure the pan is very clean. The best way to do this is to use a mild scouring powder such as Barkeepers Friend (TM) (NO BLEACH),mixed with a little water to a thin paste and scour both the inside and outside, being sure the cooking surface and the bottom of the pan are clean. This helps prevent 'hot spots' which cause uneven cooking. Wash after with soap and hot water.Then coat the entire inside of the pan with a light coat of canola or corn oil. You may use olive oil if you are not frying at a high temperature. The easiest way to do this is to put about a teaspoon of oil in the pan, then rub it down with a paper towel, removing any excess. (Do this even if you are going to fry in oil.) These steps need to be repeated after each use. If this doesn't help prevent sticking, then the pan should probably be replaced with higher quality cookware.

Answer 2

you can use any oil but olive basically heat pan till very hot add oil and salt then rub into pan with towel this called seasoning your pan it will become nonstick when cleaning wipe out with damp cloth then add a drop of oil and spread thinnly on surface