Mark Thorson wrote:
> dsi1 wrote:
>> The warranty conditions sure are vague, aren't they? Oddly enough,
>> there's no mention of rapid changes in temperature resulting in warping
>> in the F.A.Q. No matter, what you say make sense so I'm gonna be very
>> careful about adding water to a hot pan from now on. :-)
>
> I don't know that adding water to a hot pan
> is a problem if the quantity is small, like
> a cup or two. Immersing a hot pan in a sink
> of water certainly could be a problem, or
> putting it in a sink and running the faucet
> into it with large clouds of steam being
> emitted. Fortunately, I use cast iron for
> all high temperature work, so I'm free to
> abuse my cookware freely. I do have a
> stainless-steel-clad pot, but that never
> sees temperatures higher than boiling water.
> I use it to make soup and pasta, never for
> frying or other high-temperature work.

I've gotten into the habit of rinsing the pan with plain cold water
under the faucet after frying eggs. The pan gets a quick wipe with a
sponge and is placed back on the just used burner to dry. This cleans
the pan in about 10 seconds - maybe it warps the hell out of it too.
Then again, I don't cook eggs at a high temperature. :-)