[pjgalbraith]

Hot pan , cold oil is the trick

[tomcam]

Oh! Very grateful for the correction. I do feel that’s a third-degree burn waiting to happen. Are you saying heat the pain to high, then put on the oil? Doesn’t that splash painfully?

[pjgalbraith]

Nope since the oil is cold and will take a bit to heat (it doesn't act like water does due to the higher temperature it can handle).

For reference it is how wok cooking is done and they use extremely hot pans/burners. If you're using gas switch off the heat for a second.

[tomcam]

Damn I love HN. Thanks for clarifying and basically reading my mind. Have bern choosing my next cooktop for the big honking wok burner.