I fry my chicken

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Azn_Drag0n

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i fry it with a frying pan. I cook chicken breast in it with brocolli, garlic, onions, carrots, mushrooms, pepper, and of course, some hot sauce in the vegetables.

Is this healthy?? I donno if it is or not cuz it is probably covered in oil. I use vegetable oil and cook it.

ANOTHER FACTOR: I donno if my frying pan is made from TEFLON or not. I heard that teflon is a carcinogen and i will die if i use it. I asked my mom if it was teflon coated or not and she said she did not know because she didnt' check. GRRRR well she said she thoroughly washed and cleaned it before we started using it so could THAT may be take out most of the teflon in it? I donno if it's aluminum, stainless steel, or teflon. It's made from a company claled Lagostina. HELP PLS!!
 
Azn_Drag0n said:
i fry it with a frying pan. I cook chicken breast in it with brocolli, garlic, onions, carrots, mushrooms, pepper, and of course, some hot sauce in the vegetables. Is this healthy?? I donno if it is or not cuz it is probably covered in oil. I use vegetable oil and cook it. ANOTHER FACTOR: I donno if my frying pan is made from TEFLON or not. I heard that teflon is a carcinogen and i will die if i use it. I asked my mom if it was teflon coated or not and she said she did not know because she didnt' check. GRRRR well she said she thoroughly washed and cleaned it before we started using it so could THAT may be take out most of the teflon in it? I donno if it's aluminum, stainless steel, or teflon. It's made from a company claled Lagostina. HELP PLS!!
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Um, fried food as a general rule isn't healthy. Hate to be the one to tell ya... maybe you could throw everything together under the broiler or on the grill?

A Teflon pan is a "non-stick" pan. If it is black or dark grey on the inside, with sort of a painted on finish, it's probably a teflon (non-stick) pan. If it's a medium grey color all over, inside and out, then it may be an anodized pan. If it looks silver (like metal of some sort) then it's an aluminum or stainless steel pan.

Either way, a teflon pan will not kill you. You will not wake up tommorow with lung cancer. From what I remember, it is rumored that when heated, teflon omits fumes that kill birds. If you're still concerned about using a teflon pan, next time you go shopping for a pan pay attention to what you buy or ask an employee to help you find a pan that fits your needs.

I for one don't use teflon pans because the finish scrapes off. I don't want to eat the stuff... lol.
 
teflon coated is all i use. sooooo much easier to clean, and you don't need to add any oil to the pan, just let the meat fry in it's own juices. not sure how it'd work with veggies as i haven't fried veggies ever, but now i gotta try it :cool:

--matt
 
oh yea and my frying pan looks all black and kinda shiny and if i put oil on it they all spread into individual oil bubbles. Some parts of the chicken does stick onto the frying pan too. Could it be stainless steel?
 
I don't think this is actually "Frying". Frying implies grease/oil. Pan frying is basically the same process as searing, but with 0 oil. And when you cook it with vegetables, the water released by the vegetables makes the process more similar to steaming. So, if you aren't using oil or grease, you are good. If you are, the devil has taken your soul.
 
I don't think frying is all that bad. The main concern is the oil used. I use butter, rather than any oil. Be careful not to char it.
 
From what I have been told as long as the meat has no skin on it and you are not breading the outside then you are not "Frying" it per say. What you are doing is grilling it on stove. So as far as I know it should be lean and skin free and you should be good.

As for the Teflon factor, No it will not kill you! However if you use and anodized pan then you get more of a natural taste from your food. Hope this helps you a little.

:rolleyes:
 
Personally, I love my cast iron skillet, it's almost as non stick as a teflon.
Also, maybe try using some olive oil spray instead of pouring veg oil in the skillet.


Cynic - is there a reason not to char it? when I do veggies in the skillet with meat, I like some char marks on the meat and veggies.
 
deschain said:
Cynic - is there a reason not to char it? when I do veggies in the skillet with meat, I like some char marks on the meat and veggies.
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"In the last few years, researchers have confirmed that cooking meat too long over a dry, intense heat creates small amounts of at least two kinds of compounds that can lead to cancer. Unfortunately, that's just the sort of flavor-enhancing fire you get on a backyard barbecue.

Go ahead. Scrape off the black crispy bits all you want. That will reduce one type of carcinogen, but not the other, which forms deeper inside the meat.

To keep this second type from forming, you have to keep the meat moist and avoid high heat that lasts longer than 10 minutes. The problem is, to avoid food poisoning, you must cook your burger or chicken to a high enough temperature to kill E. coli and other gut-wrenching bugs. "
 
Thanks for the info Cynic.


Cheeto said:
You can't really avoid things that "lead to cancer". Your shampoo contains cancer causing chemicals as does your deodorant, tooth paste, make-up and much more besides. Unless you're gonna go all native and live in a jungle or something its really hard to avoid lol. That's what I think anyway.
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Have to agree with you there. There isn't much in our world that doesn't somehow lead to some form of cancer.
 
Oil makes me sick

Ahhhh I Hate When People Drown There Food With Oil It Make Sme Sick.

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Ugh, vegatable oil??!?!?!?! My god man, if you gotta lightly fry it - and to the best of my knowledge, if you cook it in oil it's fried, regardless of breading or skin issues - it's much better to do a light fry like what you're talking about (thin layer of oil in a skillet), but veggie oil is some of the worst gunk you can put in yourt body. Swap to olive oil, it's super healthy as what fats you do get from it are needed and healthy. You make me wanna work out on my off day just thinking about the veggie oil *twitch*
 
Cynic, I got tired of waiting so long for my chicken to cook, so I thaw it and cut it up before I cook it. George (Whore-hey) Forman grill cooks it in like 6 or 7 minutes after that...plus keeps it from getting too dry due to sitting over the hot surface for too long :)
 
can you stirfry chicken and veg without oil?? i always thought that oil was needed to stop it sticking to the pan? or can i just add some water instead?
 
undercover_laur said:
can you stirfry chicken and veg without oil?? i always thought that oil was needed to stop it sticking to the pan? or can i just add some water instead?
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You can.. but the stench it will leave behind without using oil.. plus the chances of you burning the chicken and veggies is a 101%. Water will just evaporate to quickly.. you have better chances of just cooking it in a microwave.

If your going to eat healthy.. coming from a previous eating habit of crap.. why wouldn't you want to enjoy your food? For a stir fry I would grill the chicken... whether it be a grill.. foreman grill.. or even broil it in the oven.. As for the veggies boil them til' there soft n' tender. Take the chicken, cut it up in cubes or strips however you prefer it.. stick it in a WOK with the veggies, and at that point add whatever spices you want.. give it a couple emeril tosses.. and wah-lah. Food that is enjoyable.
 
I stir fry all the time with oil. Olive oil, or peanut oil, and only 1tablespoon. I'll also hit the wok with a spritz of Pam or similar cooking spray.

its all about moderation. there are days where I will use real butter, because I need more fat in my diet on that day, and real butter isn't horrid for you as long as your fats profile is balanced. In other words, if its my final meal, of chicken and veggies, I'm not afraid to put a small pat of butter on my veggies if my total fat for the day is low, and usually my saturated fat intake is low, so the butter 'fits'.

this is a lot different than deep fat frying chicken or pan frying it after breading it.
 
Its called sauteing, not frying.

Kinda weird though, like driving on the parkway, and parking in the driveway.
 
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