No oil cooking
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I want to start cooking chicken breast for work and cooking things on my gas hob without using oil.
Is there any pan where you literally need no oil to cook? I hate using the oven and would much prefer to cook a chicken breast in the pan but cooking it in oil makes it too greasy to use in a sandwhich etc. Can you get any grill pans that will cook with no oil at all?
Is there any pan where you literally need no oil to cook? I hate using the oven and would much prefer to cook a chicken breast in the pan but cooking it in oil makes it too greasy to use in a sandwhich etc. Can you get any grill pans that will cook with no oil at all?
if you don't want oil then poach the chicken and use any pan.
Or buy some cooking spray, the one I buy from asda is 1cal per spray. I usually do it 3-4 times whenever i fry a couple of eggs. You could always bake the chicken breast and rub a small amoutn of oil over them (or use the cooking spray).
Each to their own but I feel you still need abit of oil/fat for flavour. and what makes most food tasty is the fact that by cooking it in oil you're effectively cooking out the water and replacing it with that.
Or buy some cooking spray, the one I buy from asda is 1cal per spray. I usually do it 3-4 times whenever i fry a couple of eggs. You could always bake the chicken breast and rub a small amoutn of oil over them (or use the cooking spray).
Each to their own but I feel you still need abit of oil/fat for flavour. and what makes most food tasty is the fact that by cooking it in oil you're effectively cooking out the water and replacing it with that.
Try a George Foreman Grill. The Mrs swears by it although I like to fry everything in butter on top of the stove.
It does however terrify you when you grill sausages on the GF grill and you see all the fat that comes out of the little tubes of pork goodness that hitherto you would have been scoffing down.
Cheers,
Tony
It does however terrify you when you grill sausages on the GF grill and you see all the fat that comes out of the little tubes of pork goodness that hitherto you would have been scoffing down.
Cheers,
Tony
Tony427 said:
Try a George Foreman Grill. The Mrs swears by it although I like to fry everything in butter on top of the stove.
It does however terrify you when you grill sausages on the GF grill and you see all the fat that comes out of the little tubes of pork goodness that hitherto you would have been scoffing down.
Cheers,
Tony
I had a Breville version of the George Foreman Grill and it was superb for chicken breasts. Cooked very quickly and were always succulent inside with nice grill stripes top and bottom. I only stopped using it because it was a pain to clean.It does however terrify you when you grill sausages on the GF grill and you see all the fat that comes out of the little tubes of pork goodness that hitherto you would have been scoffing down.
Cheers,
Tony
alorotom said:
Any semi decent non-stick will do what you want, we have some Tefal "red dot" jobbies that you can fry eggs / pancakes in with no food-lube and don't stick at all and jus slide about
They work well. I was sceptical but they are pretty good. A "one cal" spray helps as well, or the slightest brush of olive oil.
ZedLeg said:
I tend to cook most of my meat on a cast iron griddle. They can take a bit of getting used to but they're better than a George Foreman because you can actually get them up to a decent grilling temp.
I got this one from Lakeland for about £25 iirc
Yes but it doesn't have the shiny Stainless Steel covers, the flashy lighty thing, the timer function and the buzzer to tell you that the set time has elapsed and its now time to "give it a few more minutes to be safe".......I got this one from Lakeland for about £25 iirc
Nor can you detach the grill(s) and put it in the dishwasher placing it so that it stops the whirly whizzy water flinging thing going round and meaning you ( ie me) has to restack and wash half a dishwasher load twice.
Cheers,
Tony
Tony427 said:
ZedLeg said:
I tend to cook most of my meat on a cast iron griddle. They can take a bit of getting used to but they're better than a George Foreman because you can actually get them up to a decent grilling temp.
I got this one from Lakeland for about £25 iirc
Yes but it doesn't have the shiny Stainless Steel covers, the flashy lighty thing, the timer function and the buzzer to tell you that the set time has elapsed and its now time to "give it a few more minutes to be safe".......I got this one from Lakeland for about £25 iirc
Nor can you detach the grill(s) and put it in the dishwasher placing it so that it stops the whirly whizzy water flinging thing going round and meaning you ( ie me) has to restack and wash half a dishwasher load twice.
Cheers,
Tony
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