The pots and ceramic bases are designed to have a natural non-stick surface. You can cook with little or even no oil and you do not need pans coated with dangerous non-stick material that deteriorates and splinters over time. In fact, ceramic pans improve their qualities over time, as they "season" with use.
Steps
Part 1 of 2: Wash a New Pan
Step 1. Remove the pan from the packaging
Wash it by hand before the very first use. In the future it is advisable not to use soap to clean the ceramic otherwise you will ruin the non-stick surface treatment.
Step 2. Dry the pan with a tea towel and set it aside
Step 3. Don't use spray oils that are becoming so popular in Italy too
They make the surface sticky and do not help the ceramic to develop a natural non-stick film.
Step 4. Before using the pan for food preparation, wait until you have treated it
Part 2 of 2: Treating a New Pan
Step 1. Preheat the oven to 220 ° C
It is not necessary to preheat the pan, it can be placed directly in the hot oven even if it was previously in the refrigerator.
Step 2. Fill the inside of the pan with vegetable oil before using it
It should be 2/3 full. If it is a muffin pan, each mold must always be filled with oil for 2/3 of the capacity.
Step 3. Place the pan in the hot oven for 20 minutes
Step 4. Remove the ceramic from the oven using gloves and let it cool on a wire rack
Make sure it rests on a solid surface. Turn off the oven.
Step 5. Wait for the oil and the pan to cool for 2-4 hours
The ceramic must be completely cold and must have absorbed some oil.
Step 6. Pour the remaining oil into a large bowl resting in the sink
Save it for future treatments. You can also put it back in its container with a funnel.
Step 7. Lightly dry the inside of the pan with kitchen paper and use it to cook in the oven within a few days
Step 8. For the first two or three uses, it is important to moisten the internal surface of the pan with oil
To do this, simply rub it with lightly greased kitchen paper. In this way, the ceramic is coated with a non-stick surface layer that will not come off with use.
