Tag: thermal shock

Tip: Why Not to Cool a Hot Pan in Cold Water

Sarah W. Caron | January 11, 2006 | 0 Comments

I learned something new and very important today at Williams-Sonoma: Never cool a hot pan in cold water or on a cold surface. Why? It causes thermal shock. Because rapidly lowering the temperature of a pan like that causes it to warp. Warping makes it so that the pan won’t sit flat and can “pop” [...]

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