Frying Pan

[poliphilo]

 My friend Stephen Bann- who is a dedicated cook-  used to say you should never wash a frying pan. The ancient grease, impregnated with the flavours of a thousand fry-ups, is a treasure,  adding subtlety and depth to anything you cook in it. I sometimes let my pan go a day or two without washing- and acknowledge that it's a bit of a thrill when the flavour of yesterday's mushrooms turns up in today's bacon and eggs- but then I start to worry about health and safety and the pan goes into the sink and receives a good scrubbing. Am I being unduly cautious? 

Comments

[mummm.livejournal.com]

Interesting post with interesting answers.

I'm so shy of food poisoning having had it several times... I expect that all the answers you received are correct though.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I suffer- or am blessed- with selective amnesia- and forget my serious illnesses- so much so that I really don't know whether I've ever had food poisoning or not.

[mummm.livejournal.com]

I remember because it made me so sick I wanted to die!