Have a warped pan at home? It's easy to fix—and prevent the problem from happening again.
From scratches to dents to burnt-on stains, pots and pans go through the wringer. While these battle scars are more annoyances than they are actual issues, damaged cookware can become a problem when it’s hard to use. If you have a warped pan or two in your collection, the uneven surface may affect how your food cooks.
Here’s a closer look at what causes warped pans, trays and pots, along with several ways to un-warp them.
What Causes a Pan to Warp?
My parents have had the same set of cookie sheets in their kitchen since I was little. And ever since I can remember, one of them has been slightly bent upward and uneven. It doesn’t lie flat on an oven rack, so half of the cookies we bake using the sheet always come out a little underdone. Not really what you want when prepping batch after batch of cookies.
Sound familiar? Here are a few of the reasons why your cookware might be warped.
Rapid Changes in Temperature
Have you ever removed a pan from the oven, scooped its contents on a cooling rack and immediately doused it with cold water in the sink? We’ve all done it at least once. The sizzling and the steam is unpleasant, of course, but you’re actually damaging your cookware by exposing it to contrasting temperatures so quickly. The pan is still extremely hot, and splashing it with cold water puts it under stress, causing the temperature change to distribute unevenly and warp the metal. Give your pots and pans a few minutes to cool down on their own before heading over to the sink!
Overheating
You can also warp a pot or pan by heating it up too quickly. Even taking a room temperature pan and heating up to a high temperature quickly (versus over a longer period of time) causes stress, and the unevenly distributed heat can misshape your metal cookware.
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