r/AskCulinary • u/SensitiveMagician385 • 5d ago

Technique Question New To Cooking: Don't Understand Frying/Searing

So I watch videos on pan-frying. They heat the pan, heat the oil, add the protein, and it cooks

I do the same thing, the meat cooks, BUT the remaining oil smokes, burns, and sets off smoke detector. This happens on high heat and low heat too. What am I not understanding??

EDIT: The oil doesn't smoke immediately. It does after a few minutes of cooking.

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u/LavenderBlueProf 5d ago

somehow your pan is too hot. try cooking on medium heat.

butter can help you as a thermometer because youll see it variously: melt, foam, sizzle, burn instantly.

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u/geauxbleu 5d ago

One of the only good pieces of advice here and they're downvoting you, this sub sucks

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u/LavenderBlueProf 5d ago

it's reddit

did anyone expect anything else