Will the rubber handles melt if placed on the rim of a boiling pot? I need to drain some soaked grains into boiling water.
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Hi Joshua, I'm speculating here, but you can find a spec sheet for santoprene, which it appears the handles are made out of, here: http://www.cellulardevelopments.co.uk/rubber_materials-santo-preme.asp If it's resistant to 110 decrees C, that's around 230 degrees F, which isn't very hot when it comes to oven temps, but is above the boiling temp of water. If it doesn't melt, you might get an icky chemical smell from the heat, but who's to say? Someone who owns this item may have a different response, but I'd vote to not rest the handles on the edge of a hot pot at least for any length of time. Silicone handles might be a better option - I have several cooking tools made of food-grade silicone and that stuff is GREAT - you and stick it right on a hot pot, in hot water, etc. and no reaction whatsoever. Hope this helps a little - I just saw the date on your question and you may have already sorted it out by now! :-)
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The handles can become hot. For normal heating up something they are fine. But for prolonged cooking I do need a pot holder.
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I gave mine away as a gift to a gal I was dating at the time. I have another model at my home made by farberware which also has an aluminum handle, but it is never too hot to the touch even with boiling water. The side handles do heat up on the farberware model and you have to use pot holders when straining.
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For the most part, yes. With exception on the stock pot all are usually cool to the touch. With heavy use, the shorter stock pot handles can get warm. Obviously if placed in the oven, handles will be hot to touch.
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I have placed them in boiling water before to heat contents. Just don't let the bag rest against the hot pan out of the water and onlyBoil long enough to to heat the contents
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I don't think that there would be an issue with the pots, but the handles have some plastic, which might get damaged.
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Since I only use these on the stove top, on an electric stove, I've not noticed that the handles get hot at all. I pick them right up without a problem or a potholder. The handles are nice and long, so it hasn't been an issue. Hope this helps.
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I just purchased one and that is my main concern. I don't believe that the blade would damage my pot but the metal grip around the blade will ...for sure. Now, if I transfer my food into a plastic bowl before I use it...I would avoid that issue. I need to decide if that is what I am willing to do. Also, I want to use the chopper to make a paste from ginger and garlic ...for my kimchi recipe and I wonder if that would work.
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LaVinnia, the handles should not get hot to the point you can't handle them. However, if the pot has been on the stove for several hours or if water ever over-boiled out of the pot, I would use a pot holder.
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The handles are not completely heat-resistant. However, if I have cooked something for a short amount of time, say 20 minutes or less, I can hold the pans by their handles. If I need to use a pan for an extended time, I need a pot holder. If what I am cooking makes a lot of steam, the handles will get pretty warm, hot over an extended time. But I find my supposedly head-resistant handles will do that in the presence of steam also. All in all, I am pleased with how these handles respond to heat.
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Yes, there's really no way to avoid this all together. Stoves with a narrower flame help, but there will still be some heat conducted from the cup to the handles. Some products have plasti-dip coating that insulates however it will eventually melt. I have read that silicone air line tubing for aquariums doesn't melt but haven't tried it. Shirt sleeves and/or a bandana work well.
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Somewhat safe - I still think it might be hot on your hand, but maybe less so than on a gas stove. I think the heat travels up the handle from the kettle's pot itself. The handle appears to be a combo of plastic and rubber - and tends to get hot enough all over that I usually use a hotpad or my sleeve to pour when the kettle boils.
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Martlyn....i have had my stock pot for over a year and the answer is no, as far as i know....i have used it a lot to make demigalaze'...and other long time at higher tempetures and they do get fairly warm, but not really hot, and i feel that they are better than silicone...if they did get so hot that they did cause pain, just use a dish towel to hold....you go old school, it/they work well....i was in training to be a chef before i discovered medicine....john
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Pretty sure the only way that can happen is if the water in the pot completely evaporates or if you put it on the bottom of the dishwasher rack and allow the feet to touch the heating element. The melting point of the silicone polymer is well above the boiling point of water
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You can just heat the lids up in hot water, below boiling. You do not need rubber tongs for this. A stockpot should be fine. There are other assessories that make it easier but they are not needed.
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I have never had a problem with that handles getting hot, I was cooking potatoes and some water bobbled out on the handle and Made it warm. I use these with induction cooking, they are great pan. They are well made and highly recommended
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There is no yes or no answer for that question. Ours is used on an induction range. So the handles are prone to heat up later than an electric or gas range. If you have a big pot full, and keep it hot, the heat will eventually transfer to the handles. Just physics. But under normal circumstances I would say the handles are not as hot. It does work well with an induction range,