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I noticed in the no oil sauté section it says to use a stainless steel pan. Can I use my nonstick pan?

Ask Me Anything (Office Hours)

Char Nolan - Ask Me Anything (Office Hours)

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This event was on August 16, 2022

Join Chef Char Nolan in her virtual office as she welcomes all of your questions. This event was created for you and we encourage you to ask anything – from cooking techniques to course-specific questions, to how to turn your cooking passion into profit or simply hearing the perspective of a professional chef, Chef Nolan is ready to answer them all.

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Question

Thomas Chilton

I noticed in the no oil sauté section it says to use a stainless steel pan. Can I use my nonstick pan?

Answer

I say use whatever you have the thing about the stainless steel is that you could do the Mercury water ball test easily in stainless steel. It really does form a true ball and really does look like Mercury whereas if you do it in A regular pan it almost just starts to sizzle and evaporate. So I think that is the reason why I have done that. in cast iron with my liquor say and it works pretty well in that so yeah, as long as you don't use oil Thomas, I think that's the main objective and I'm sure that your mushrooms taste really really delicious.

Char Nolan

Chef Instructor

Char Nolan is a serious crusader for plant-based education, armed with a degree in public health from Philadelphia’s Temple University. She teaches nutrition and plant-based cooking throughout Philadelphia, and in many underserved communities. Char holds a certificate in plant-based nutrition from eCornell and completed Rouxbe’s Plant-Based Professional Certification course in 2015. In 2019, Char completed post-graduate course work in social media marketing at the University of the Arts. When she is not cooking or teaching, she manages social media accounts for several plant-based influencers. Char prides herself on learning everything she knows about cooking from growing up in her grandparents’ Italian restaurant. Her favorite vegetables are Brussels sprouts and kale, of course. Char originally hails from Queens, NY, but has lived in Philadelphia most of her adult life. She is a former Peace Corps Volunteer.