Browning ground beef in stainless?

[bschap]

Q on browning beef...
sorry to do this here, but couldn't find a more appropriate spot.

can you brown ground beef in a stainless steel pan, or areyou asking for trouble?

do I need to add oil even though the beef has lots of fat?

thank you.

bschap
nyc
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[ironchef]

Q on browning beef...
sorry to do this here, but couldn't find a more appropriate spot.

can you brown ground beef in a stainless steel pan, or areyou asking for trouble?

do I need to add oil even though the beef has lots of fat?

thank you.

bschap
nyc
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Yes and yes. But make sure that your pan is hot and you'll need to deglaze the pan with either a liquid that you're going to add to the recipe, or with water when you're finished cooking the beef.

 

[Andy M.]

...also, don't overcrowd the pan. The temperature will drop and you'll end up with gray rather than brown beef. Brown in smaller batches.