Warped kettles and pans.
Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2023 5:34 pm
I warped a couple of my favorite kettles several years ago and they drive me crazy on the glass top stove.
Naturally because they spin.
Then by shear accident I saw a video where a guy said the the induction stoves warped pans like carbon steel.
That's another story but today I got the wild idea to take the warp out of my two kettels.
One the big one I placed an Oak board across the bottom and whacked it a couple of times.
Low and behold the warp came right out and it's flat again.
The small one I had to whack it with my bronze hammer I made for whacking parts on my lathe.
After several whacks the warp is gone and no spinning.
The high spot was easy to see because it was shiny.
Not recommended for cast iron.
These were old magnalite kettles I've had for many years.
The reason they warped is because I forgot about them and they got extremely hot.
Way too hot like really frigging hot.
I'm an expert with a hammer so don't try this at home.
Naturally because they spin.
Then by shear accident I saw a video where a guy said the the induction stoves warped pans like carbon steel.
That's another story but today I got the wild idea to take the warp out of my two kettels.
One the big one I placed an Oak board across the bottom and whacked it a couple of times.
Low and behold the warp came right out and it's flat again.
The small one I had to whack it with my bronze hammer I made for whacking parts on my lathe.
After several whacks the warp is gone and no spinning.
The high spot was easy to see because it was shiny.
Not recommended for cast iron.
These were old magnalite kettles I've had for many years.
The reason they warped is because I forgot about them and they got extremely hot.
Way too hot like really frigging hot.
I'm an expert with a hammer so don't try this at home.