Safety Tips for Sautéing

When adding slices of meat, seafood, or vegetables to a pan of smoking hot fat, always lay the slices gently in the fat, setting them down so that the part you’re holding ends up toward the back of the stove. In this way, if you’re working quickly or the slice slips out of your fingers, the fat will splash away from you instead of toward you. You may also want to use tongs.