difference between fryin and...
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Here's what I dont understand, and I think it's an american thing - why use oil at all when you're frying? I fry my meat most of the time, because it's the quickest and easiest way for me to cook it. I just have a normal old non-stick frying pan, and dont use any oil whatsoever. Heat it up, put on a chicken breast/steak/lamb/whatever, and cook it. I dont see why any oil needs to be added, because any non-stick pan will cook it fine without oil. What am I missing?
Chris.d - true, but you still get juice seeping out of the meat, more so with red meats. Grilling allows the fat to run away so its not cooking and reabsorbing the fat.
When you fry food, you are cooking it from the bottom, this seals the meat and stop the fat from escaping. But if you grill your cooking from the top, this allows the fat to drip out the bottom.
Saying that, I do still fry my steak and chicken cos im not affraid of a bit more fat and welcome the calories. But when Im cutting I strictly use the gorge forman grill.
When you fry food, you are cooking it from the bottom, this seals the meat and stop the fat from escaping. But if you grill your cooking from the top, this allows the fat to drip out the bottom.
Saying that, I do still fry my steak and chicken cos im not affraid of a bit more fat and welcome the calories. But when Im cutting I strictly use the gorge forman grill.
Thanks manofkent, that's given me a bit of idea. But realistically, the amount of fat you'll lose from a piece of lean chicken breast by using a grill is negligable.
Malkore - I'm often surprised and shocked at what is normal in american foods - for example, if you go to the breakfast cereal section here, you'll find a range of muesli, bran products, and a handful of somewhat sugary products like cocoa-pops (rice pops with chocolate falvouring). But I've heard about some absolute shockers on US shelves - someone on this forum even said something about a breakfast cereal with marshmallows in it? Then there's food like breakfast burritos, whatever they are. The American obsession with doughnuts, which here is a real treat-type food, and eating one for breakfast is a thought that makes most New Zealanders nauseous LOL!
I'm not trying to be the least bit offensive here, but it's pretty obvious why the US has such a huge obesity epidemic. And the fact is that this epidemic is growing globally - the UK is not far behind, not to mention most of Europe. Australia is ahead of us here in New Zealand, but unfortunately it's growing massively here too. Many 'Americanized' products (a commonly used term here) are making their way onto the shelves and into schools - there are huge movements to have this sort of thing stopped, because we've seen the effects it has on health, but we value free markets so strongly that no one is willing to take the step to have these products banned.
On this plus side, our government has just introduced a $67 million project to curb child obesity - a figure which may be a drop in the ocean in an American budget, but is a significant contribution to a country this small, with a population of only 4 million.
Sorry aobut the rant, but to be honest I've just touched the iceberg on things that shock, surprise, and confuse me about typical American diets!
Malkore - I'm often surprised and shocked at what is normal in american foods - for example, if you go to the breakfast cereal section here, you'll find a range of muesli, bran products, and a handful of somewhat sugary products like cocoa-pops (rice pops with chocolate falvouring). But I've heard about some absolute shockers on US shelves - someone on this forum even said something about a breakfast cereal with marshmallows in it? Then there's food like breakfast burritos, whatever they are. The American obsession with doughnuts, which here is a real treat-type food, and eating one for breakfast is a thought that makes most New Zealanders nauseous LOL!
I'm not trying to be the least bit offensive here, but it's pretty obvious why the US has such a huge obesity epidemic. And the fact is that this epidemic is growing globally - the UK is not far behind, not to mention most of Europe. Australia is ahead of us here in New Zealand, but unfortunately it's growing massively here too. Many 'Americanized' products (a commonly used term here) are making their way onto the shelves and into schools - there are huge movements to have this sort of thing stopped, because we've seen the effects it has on health, but we value free markets so strongly that no one is willing to take the step to have these products banned.
On this plus side, our government has just introduced a $67 million project to curb child obesity - a figure which may be a drop in the ocean in an American budget, but is a significant contribution to a country this small, with a population of only 4 million.
Sorry aobut the rant, but to be honest I've just touched the iceberg on things that shock, surprise, and confuse me about typical American diets!