Having trouble burning things?  This could be why:

• Check your heat, probably starting too high or leaving on higher heat too long.
• Preheating pan too long before adding meats to the pan.  If you flick water in the pan, it should bead up and roll around like a marble; if it sizzles it’s still not preheated hot enough.  If the water turns color, it’s like burning the minerals from the water in the pan…way too hot!  Just take the pan off the burner for one minute and resume.
• Preheating a pan to cook fresh vegetables.  Start with a cold pan and then start your burner on medium heat.  When the lid spins, turn down to low and make sure the lid stays loose.  If it sticks on, your burner is too low.