Re:Simple mix of soap and solvent could help destroy ‘foreve...
by ars on Thursday August 18, 2022 @09:56PM
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Maybe you don't realize how hot 500F is - your oven maxes out at 450. At 500 everything in the plan is black charcoal. Any oil in the pan caught fire.
Re:Simple mix of soap and solvent could help destroy ‘foreve...
by mrguyorama on Friday August 19, 2022 @04:05PM
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You keep repeating this "ovens don't go to 500F" claim all over the thread and it is just wrong. Looking at lowes.com, around half their oven inventory has a self cleaning option, requiring the oven to be able to get to that high temperature. Even a cheap electric oven will often have a self cleaning feature and a max temp above 500F.
What evidence do you have for this claim?
Re:Simple mix of soap and solvent could help destroy ‘foreve...
by asielen on Friday August 19, 2022 @03:11AM
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Turning my burner up to max my carbon steel wok has gotten up to 700. Before I knew better, I had an old non-stick wok and on the first use the coating came off at high temperatures. Never actually cooked in it, threw it out and went for the carbon steel instead.
Many ovens have their top temp at 550F. And when the broiler is on, it can go well above that (although in a smaller more focused area).
> However, at temperatures above 500°F (260°C), Teflon coatings on nonstick cookware start to break down, releasing toxic chemicals into the air. [...] Polymer fume fever consists of temporary, flu-like symptoms such as chills, fever, headache, and body aches. The onset occurs after 4–10 hours of exposure, and the condition usually resolves within 12–48 hours.
[1] https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/nonstick-cookware-safet...