Nancy Young wrote:
> "Sheldon" wrote
> Nancy Young wrote:
>
> >> Bad enough I barely had fingerprints before, now they're just
> >> flat burnt. Ouch! I got it in ... but I bet if it was a metal pan, I'd
> >> be in the emergency room right now.
>
> >Actually a glass pan burns twice as badly as metal... the exterior of a
> >metal pan would be no hotter than the chicken juices inside the pan,
> >probably slightly less than 212º F. The exterior of a glass pan would
> >be slightly cooler than the 425ºF oven setting.
>
> I don't know why, I burn myself on metal pans just washing
> them if I don't pay attention how hot the water is. That wacky
> conductivity thing.
>
> >Long ago and far away when I was doing mass cooking I was able to
> >easily handle aluminum pans directly from the oven, bare handed, no hot
> >pads at all.... learned to grip above the food line and move quickly.
>
> Heh, I'm lucky I didn't fling the thing once the pain messages
> hit my brain. Anyway, I obviously didn't burn myself too badly
> or I wouldn't be typing ... and eating chocolate seems to have
> calming properties. As usual.

I'm glad you're okay, even minor burns can be wicked.

Sheldon