Can You Use Cooking Spray on Your Nonstick Skillet?

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By March, I’m ready to dust the cobwebs off my grill and smoker and get to it. After being cooped up in the house all winter, nothing is better for the soul than spending a little time outside in the emerging greenery, making a fire and sticking some food on it. I’ll invite friends over for a long hang; we’ll pop some wine and bask in the sun, cooking at our leisure, as it suits us. Maybe there will be [paella]( or [grilled shrimp skewers]( and [salad made with the baby radishes]( or beets and lettuce from the farmers’ market. Maybe I’ll put some ribs on the smoker early in the day, aiming for a messy lunch where we hose off our hands afterward so we can eat pie like civilized human beings. Or maybe I’ll just cook some sausages. At its best, after all, grilling is simple, casual, satisfying. The food’s important, of course, but the company and the time spent outside even more so. 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