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Non-stick electric skillet: water damage?
Non-stick electric skillet: water damage?
I just bought a non-stick electric skillet today (for use as a serving dish for
a party). Being naturally lazy, I was careful to get one that is fully
immersible (except for the control unit) and able to go in the dishwasher.
However upon reading the manual -- yeah, I know, why'd I do that? -- I was
surprised to read the following:
"Soaking the skillet to loosen food residue is not necessary. If, however,
soaking the skillet is desired, do not soak for more than two hours. SOAKING FOR
MORE THAN TWO HOURS MAY DAMAGE THE NONSTICK FINISH." (Emphasis theirs.)
Has anyone ever seen a warning concerning water potentially damaging a non-stick
finish?
-- Larry
I just bought a non-stick electric skillet today (for use as a serving dish for
a party). Being naturally lazy, I was careful to get one that is fully
immersible (except for the control unit) and able to go in the dishwasher.
However upon reading the manual -- yeah, I know, why'd I do that? -- I was
surprised to read the following:
"Soaking the skillet to loosen food residue is not necessary. If, however,
soaking the skillet is desired, do not soak for more than two hours. SOAKING FOR
MORE THAN TWO HOURS MAY DAMAGE THE NONSTICK FINISH." (Emphasis theirs.)
Has anyone ever seen a warning concerning water potentially damaging a non-stick
finish?
-- Larry
Re: Non-stick electric skillet: water damage?
I've purchased plenty of cookware with non-stick coatings of various
types, and never seen a warning like that. I can only speculate that
they are concerned that the soaking will etch and/or soften the non-
stick finish and damage it.
You may be assuming that "soaking" implies immersion in water only, but
in practice, people may use any and all manner of soaps, detergents,
degreasing agents, oven cleaners and who-knows-what else to try to rid
the skillet of accumulated gunk.
Still, you've got to wonder what exactly they're talking about...
Bob
==========================In article <glcun2pqr669do92raksn126ecehk3rgk5@4ax,com >,
pltrgyst@spamlessxhost.org says...
> I just bought a non-stick electric skillet today (for use as a serving dish for
> a party). Being naturally lazy, I was careful to get one that is fully
> immersible (except for the control unit) and able to go in the dishwasher.
>
> However upon reading the manual -- yeah, I know, why'd I do that? -- I was
> surprised to read the following:
>
> "Soaking the skillet to loosen food residue is not necessary. If, however,
> soaking the skillet is desired, do not soak for more than two hours. SOAKING FOR
> MORE THAN TWO HOURS MAY DAMAGE THE NONSTICK FINISH." (Emphasis theirs.)
>
> Has anyone ever seen a warning concerning water potentially damaging a non-stick
> finish?
>
> -- Larry
>
I've purchased plenty of cookware with non-stick coatings of various
types, and never seen a warning like that. I can only speculate that
they are concerned that the soaking will etch and/or soften the non-
stick finish and damage it.
You may be assuming that "soaking" implies immersion in water only, but
in practice, people may use any and all manner of soaps, detergents,
degreasing agents, oven cleaners and who-knows-what else to try to rid
the skillet of accumulated gunk.
Still, you've got to wonder what exactly they're talking about...
Bob
==========================In article <glcun2pqr669do92raksn126ecehk3rgk5@4ax,com >,
pltrgyst@spamlessxhost.org says...
> I just bought a non-stick electric skillet today (for use as a serving dish for
> a party). Being naturally lazy, I was careful to get one that is fully
> immersible (except for the control unit) and able to go in the dishwasher.
>
> However upon reading the manual -- yeah, I know, why'd I do that? -- I was
> surprised to read the following:
>
> "Soaking the skillet to loosen food residue is not necessary. If, however,
> soaking the skillet is desired, do not soak for more than two hours. SOAKING FOR
> MORE THAN TWO HOURS MAY DAMAGE THE NONSTICK FINISH." (Emphasis theirs.)
>
> Has anyone ever seen a warning concerning water potentially damaging a non-stick
> finish?
>
> -- Larry
>
