On Fri, 03 Sep 2004 18:53:16 -0400, Kenneth
> wrote:

> >Put it in the oven with the hottest setting you stove has....leave it
> >for about 45 mins to an hour..turn off oven and let the pan cool down
> >with the oven......this retempers the pan..
>
> Howdy,
>
> You are apparently aware of some very "creative" metallurgy...

I don't think you know how a cast iron pan reacts under
those mild conditions.

I put one in my oven for the "clean" cycle.... 20+ years ago
and did not ruin it. I'm still using the pan and it's not
warped or cracked.

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