NEWS YOU CAN USE: You’re using your nonstick pans all wrong — here’s the right way to care for your pans. Well, most of this is pretty obvious. I endorse the part about using olive oil or butter instead of cooking spray. I have to say, we’ve had our ScanPans for several years — which are supposed to be safe for metal utensils — and they’re still just as nonstick as when new. I haven’t had any other pans that did as well.