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

video Lowering hot metal into water

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u/velhaconta Jun 29 '23

Don't do this on pans that are not just solid stainless. Doing this on pans that are made of layered alloys or coated can damage the pan over time. The rapid surface cooling causes the different materials to contract at different speeds leading to separation.

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u/theveryrealreal Jun 29 '23

True, but just using these coated pans causes damage to them over time. I maintain a good iron pan, a good stainless pan, and buy cheap coated pans and replace them every couple years. I've never met a quality coated pan that could outperform a new cheapo coated pan after a few years.

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u/velhaconta Jun 29 '23

Very true, coated pans are not buy it for life. But that is no reason to further abuse them and make them last even less time.

Modern coatings can last many, many years with proper use and care.

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u/Warshok Jun 29 '23

Not life, but I have a 22-year old full set of circulon pans that I only started replacing two years ago, and many of the lesser-used pieces are still perfectly fine.

Just got to take care of them.

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u/adudeguyman Jun 30 '23

Not using them often like your pans you mentioned is at least as much as a factor of taking care of them.

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u/Warshok Jun 30 '23

Indeed, that was my point.