**heLpfuL TiP #1

...always make sure your pan is hot enough before adding food to it. You need to get both your pan and your oil hot before adding food. then you add food to the pan it bring the temperature of the pan way down...you don't need to get your pan SMOKinG hot...but hot enough that you hear a sizzle when you add your food and it starts to cook your food right away.