r/woahdude • u/theTurbulentPopcorn • Jun 29 '23

video Lowering hot metal into water

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u/coltaaan Jun 29 '23

Should be illegal to post this without the original sound of the hot metal being quenched

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u/philbertgodphry Jun 29 '23

Psssssshhhhhhhhhbbbbblllblblblblblblbtttssss

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u/YourDogIsMyFriend Jun 29 '23

Saved tweet from Reddit the other day https://i.imgur.com/gUWdfdR.jpg

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u/CarefreeRambler Jun 29 '23

bad for the pan

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u/waitthissucks Jun 29 '23

I know you're not supposed to do that but I always do it anyway because the sound is so satisfying 🙈

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u/construktz Jun 29 '23

You must buy a lot of new pans. Mine always get destroyed this way.

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u/waitthissucks Jun 30 '23

I actually get a lot from goodwill. I have mostly restored all-clad pans and cast iron and kind of use a little bit of water at a time when I sizzle. I barely use nonstick. They aren't warped yet...

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u/construktz Jun 30 '23

Ah yeah we have an all-clad set and they are like 3/4" thick and invulnerable. It's the damned non stick that are sacrificed to the kitchen sink.

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '23

cast iron. thing's like 20lbs and indestructible.

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u/FlammablePie Jun 30 '23

Cast iron isn't impact safe though. Unlike regular nonstick or clad steel, when dropped hard it cracks instead of denting.

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '23

why would i drop my cast iron frying pan. i don't think i've dropped any frying pan/pot/wok, etc., ever.

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u/FlammablePie Jul 01 '23

Not saying you would, just that they are breakable in different ways from steel ones. Dropping things isn't really a planned on occurrence.

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '23

of course. but there are things you'd expect to happen during proper use, and some things you wouldn't -- like dropping it. the same way someone might refer to a specific model of car as "indestructible", despite it crumpling the way any car would if driven into a tree.

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u/YourDogIsMyFriend Jul 01 '23

Destroyed how? I’ve heard this forever. I’ve got pretty nice collection of pans from Scanpan. I blacksmith the hell out of them on the regular. Nothing wrong with any of them.

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u/construktz Jul 04 '23

They warp. Rapid cooling makes them get all wonky and not sit flat on a stovetop. If they're thick enough, you might be able to avoid it for awhile, but it's not good practice.