@posybear next time you are out to eat and see pan fried please please ask for it to be fried in something else! 
Waiter: Can I take your order, Modom?
Posy: Yes, I'd like the duck - medium, extra sauce, and no pan, I'd like it sieve/bowl/tray-fried please.
Waiter: Very good Modom.
(waiter may or may not have worked on the set of Downton Abbey)