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Cooking with black plastic is particularly crucial to avoid

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I want to but my eggs stick like crazy. I’ve even tried all the tips too like oil when droplets float, etc.

Use butter.

Microplastic and heart disease are both potentially going to affect my health, but the direct impact of heart disease is a lot easier to prove and test for...

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I want to but my eggs stick like crazy. I’ve even tried all the tips too like oil when droplets float, etc.

Eggs in hot oil in a clean, smooth preheated pan should not stick... Consider trying carbon steel. It's lighter than cast iron and just as non-stick once it's well seasoned. It's ubiquitous in restaurant and hotel kitchens.

Carbon steel is also seemingly indestructible; cleaning if something is stuck means deglazing the hot pan.

I love my carbon steel skillets.

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That's not the kind of spatula they're talking about, I've rarely seen that kind be black. I'm pretty sure they mean the flat offset kind you'd use to flip eggs or pancakes.

Indeed. Look here instead, perhaps: https://www.seriouseats.com/best-nonstick-silicone-spatulas-... But if you’re cooking on a pan that tolerates stainless steel, this one and its smaller cousin are excellent: https://www.oxo.com/large-stainless-steel-flexible-turner.ht...

The upgrade Tevolo pick they list is worth the upgrade, and I’ve been gradually discarding the cheaper turners in favor of it.

The black one makes an acceptable bowl scraper, but it seems to not appreciate dishwasher life as well as a typical rubber scraper would.

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Cast iron? My eggs slide around great every time, and I scrub it with Dawn and a sponge after every cook (it is a myth that you cannot do this)

I’ve never seen eggs not stick to cast iron.

If you have cast iron and you’re having a lot of food sticking issues then you may need to reseason it. As a person that uses mostly cast iron, I prefer it, but I think it does require a bit more care.
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