What do they glue the bottoms onto saucepans with? I have an old pan that the bottom fell off. It looks like it had some sort of ceramic holding the extra thick base onto the thing.
Or is that just dirt? I can't believe it is baked detritus from some sort of crack in the seal. But I find it difficult to believe they used a ceramic on it either.
Anyone got one that they are thinking of retiring they can cut through for a looksee?
Eh !!!!! What sort of pans are these that have seperate bottoms ?
Stuart
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Lots of pans have copper cores to the base, or are a copper base laminated onto stainless pans. Some used to be explosive welded, but I bet they ain't done that way very often.
The copper base in the Stainless steel "Prestige" ones we have are soldered together. I know this because someone forgot to put water in one recently and when I picked it up the molten solder splashed out and the copper base nearly fell off (Unfortunately I can't find a replacement).
Arthur
Well, only the once ... :o)
. I've seen a couple (of pans that is) that got overheated and the thicker external bottom plate came right off suggesting that it was origianlly adhered with some sort of super-glue (maybe a ceramic one?) But no molten metal on these.
Got a link or whatever? .
I have a feeling it might be oxidised solder or something, that seems so like ash or sediment. If a small crack allows ingress from washing up water and the water turns to steam perhaps under pressure(? I can't see that's possible though.) It could conceivably turn the solder to ash a little at a time.
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No, bother it. I saw it on a telly programme decades ago.
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