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Mon, Jun 25, 07 at 21:35
| I know that sounds dumb, but aren't all pots and pans flat on the bottom? I know a warped pan would not be, but if you are buying new pans, they should all be flat, right? |
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- Posted by bumblebeez (My Page) on Tue, Jun 26, 07 at 10:41
| One would think, but no. I have bought brand new pans that were slightly warped on the bottom. On a ceramic top stove, the pans have to be absolutly flat to get even heating. Laying a heavy ruler across the bottom will help you see if the pan is flat or not. Once, I bought a new stock pot and could not get a rolling boil because of the bottom not being flat. And, as expected, more expensive heavy brands do tend to be flat while cheap pots and pans tend not to be. |
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| it's not just warping, some pans are made with indentations and ridges. (Most stove-top grill pans are REALLY ridged). The advice that came with our stove said take a metal straight edge (ruler) and place the one edge across the outside bottom... if you see daylight under the edge of the ruler, it's will not make full contact. |
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| Plenty of thin pots and pans are not flat on the bottom, and if you put them on a flat cooking surface you'll find that they wobble. And the thinner they are, the more likely they are to warp and dent. I got some Revereware and Farberware 30+ years ago as wedding gifts. I used them for 30 years on my cheap electric ranges with not much problem. When I remodeled my kitchen a few years ago, I found that the Revereware pots fell off my new gas cooktop grates. The Farberware did better, it has a heavier bottom, but I ended up having to get a lot of new pots and pans with heavy, flat bottoms. |
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| If you are especially unlucky you may even find yourself with a pot that is perfectly flat when cold and goes wobble when heated. When you read about some of the exotic manufacturing methods used, it is really amazing that a flat bottom pot is even possible. |
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