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Oil track: Canola oil

2 runs

Engineering plate: Pork shoulder in a Dutch oven: 150 °C versus 180 °C oven

IFX-013 21 Sep 2026

Pork shoulder in a Dutch oven: 150 °C versus 180 °C oven

The oven dial is the only variable that matters in a covered braise. Fifty degrees of difference changed the liquid loss by a factor of three and the…

  • Dutch oven
  • Braise
  • Canola oil
Preheat
420°F
Maillard
240s
Stick index
2/5
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Engineering plate: Fried egg in an 8 in skillet: 300, 340 and 380 °F surface

IFX-004 23 Aug 2026

Fried egg in an 8 in skillet: 300, 340 and 380 °F surface

An 8 in skillet is the smallest pan in the rack and the fastest to overshoot. Held at 340 °F it beats any non-stick pan I have used; at 380 °F it…

  • 8 in skillet
  • Oven finish
  • Canola oil
Preheat
320°F
Maillard
0s
Stick index
1/5
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