Burning Pans

hendrix · 18 Feb 2006 at 12:44

Our kettle in the kitchen broke, so at the moment we have to boil water using pans. Me being the fool I am turned on the hotplate with my mates pan on (with nothing in), leaving my pan of cold water on a cold plate. Thinking, hmm, this isn't boiling, I leave it there for a while. 15-20 minutes later, i realise i have the wrong plate on:

I've managed to scrape it off the plate, but there's a foul smell coming from the kitchen now. I have no idea if the fumes are bad for you or just stink? I think its from a copper plated pan, i'm not sure. :confused:

Should we stay out the kitchen until the fan sucks all the fumes out???

Sherbs · 18 Feb 2006 at 12:46

hendrix said:
Should we stay out the kitchen until the fan sucks all the fumes out???

Well yeah, unless you want super powers like spiderman.

NiCkNaMe · 18 Feb 2006 at 12:46

No, go in and breathe them up.

Kell_ee001 · 18 Feb 2006 at 12:47

oohhhh.... shiny!

Phog · 18 Feb 2006 at 12:52

Doh! I think you may need an injection of common sense.

Rossman2000 · 18 Feb 2006 at 12:52

u dipstick, i fink that is all i can say! n just shake my head disapprovingly!

Oblivious · 18 Feb 2006 at 12:52

Oh dear.... whats your mate said?

hendrix · 18 Feb 2006 at 12:55

Oblivious said:
Oh dear.... whats your mate said?

He just got back from the library, and for a change he was lost for words! On any other day he'd have ripped my head off no doubt.

Phog said:
Doh! I think you may need an injection of common sense

That could be quite dangerous

Raymond Lin · 18 Feb 2006 at 12:55

You managed to melt a pan????? I didn't know it can get that hot.

hendrix · 18 Feb 2006 at 13:00

I think the bottom of the pan remained intact, but the lower sides are what melted.

I don't know wether to blame the light head-ness on just waking up, or for the fumes :eek:

Oblivious · 18 Feb 2006 at 13:00

Must have been a cheap pan.

Aod · 18 Feb 2006 at 15:25

we need piccies.

gord · 18 Feb 2006 at 15:27

Aod said:
we need piccies.

Adequate imagery has been provided already..

hendrix · 18 Feb 2006 at 15:28

Considering all the silver crap that fell came off, the pan is relatively normal and solid. But i'm guessing its a bit of a safety hazard to use it again.

benjo plz. · 18 Feb 2006 at 15:31

You been buying pans from poundstrecher?

gord · 18 Feb 2006 at 15:32

Phnom_Penh said:
You been buying pans from panstretcher?

<Jumps in taxi> So long ..muawaha

Raymond Lin · 18 Feb 2006 at 15:44

That stuff looks like soder...

Melm0 · 18 Feb 2006 at 16:46

Oh dear

i don't know how you managed that

William · 18 Feb 2006 at 16:49

Happens all the time with those damn plates because you can't tell if they are on, amount of times I have left an oven glove or somthing on them at work is untrue.

Treefrog · 18 Feb 2006 at 17:06

Gordon Bennett! WTF was that pan made from? Shiny plastic?

The only common metals that'll melt on a stove are tin and lead (solder and pewter being alloys of these) Definitely recommend NOT breathing in the fumes just in case.