How to Flip Food in a Pan

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Heat your skillet (high for stir fry

   This should be whatever takes the longest to cook.
   
   If combining meat and veggies, it would usually be the meat (or meat substitute if cooking a vegetarian dish).
   
   If cooking veggies alone, onions or carrots are a good place to start. , If using multiple ingredients, now is probably a good time to add in the next ingredient.
   
   Distribute it evenly over the top of the first ingredient but do not mix it in. , Pick up the skillet and hold above the burner.
   
   Do not try to flip food with a skillet that is too heavy for you to easily control. , Resist the temptation to do a lot of flipping the skillet up, as this can send hot food and oil back in your direction.
   
   Instead, what you want to is allow the sloped side of the skillet to direct the food up. ,,
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   Step 2: lower if sauteing).

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   Step 3: Add oil to the pan.

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   Step 4: Add your first ingredient if using multiple ingredients.

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   Step 5: Cook for a few minutes.

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   Step 6: Prepare for the flip.

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   Step 7: To flip

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   Step 8: use a quick wrist motion to move the skillet away from you.

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   Step 9: Once the food hits the edge

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    Step 10: do a small backward jerk

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    Step 11: and then move the skillet forward again to catch the food that has been sent upward.

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    Step 12: Repeat as needed until you have flipped all of the food over.

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