One of my first grown-up home essential purchases was a stainless steel pan. I had been a non-stick savant in the kitchen for as long as I can remember but after much convincing (read: berating) from ...

Learn how to effectively clean stainless steel pans and remove stains, grease, and burnt-on food.

To ensure your carbon steel pan rewards you for a lifetime (or more), you need to take proper care of it. To take advantage of all this versatile cookware has to offer, though, you need to take care ...

Learn how to effectively clean stainless steel pans and remove stains, grease, and burnt-on food. You should be cleaning after every single use. Many pans have specific needs based on material and ...

Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG. Stainless steel cookware is the journeyman of ...

The majority of professional chefs use stainless steel pans for a reason. They’re highly durable and produce excellent results when you know how to use them. Many home cooks switch to stainless steel ...