"Doug Kanter" > wrote in message
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> "Nancy Young" > wrote in message
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>> "Doug Kanter" > wrote
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>>> "Peter Aitken" > wrote in message
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>>>> You can make many pans broiler-safe by wrapping the handle in a few
>>>> layers of foil.
>>>
>>> If that has worked for you with plastic handles, it's pure luck. I
>>> wouldn't recommend that to someone who might put the pan closer to the
>>> broiler element. Unfortunately, newgroup readers don't include a
>>> clueless-o-meter, so we can't tell who we're dealing with, ya know?
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>> Well, broiling does involve putting the pan close to the element.
>> Otherwise it's called baking, no?

> Apparently, one must explain everything here. Pans with plastic handles,
> and SOME non-stick surfaces will be ruined if put under a broiler. The
> plastic handle part can be proven easily at home. The latter warning can
> be confirmed by reading the paperwork that comes with your cookware.

Huh? No kidding, that was my point. I fail to see how covering the
handle shields it from the direct proximity of the heat of the broiler.
You are the one who said:

If that has worked for you with plastic handles, it's pure luck. I
>>> wouldn't recommend that to someone who might put the pan closer to the
>>> broiler element. Unfortunately, newgroup readers don't include a
>>> clueless-o-meter, so we can't tell who we're dealing with, ya know?

nancy