Are the handles heat resistant? Do you need to use pot holders to lift the pot and/or the lid?
393857
I recently used it on "low" for over 12 hrs & I did not need pot holders for the lid or handles. However, ff you were to use it in the oven or on high, you would need pot holders. The handles are metal. So far, it has been doing an excellent job.
285058
I have only used mine on top of stove, I would think the handles will not stand up to oven heat they are not made of heat resistant material
1555842
Maybe so since it seems these items were not tested properly or the fact that the copper looking knobs on the lids get hot and you must use a pot holder to pick them up. If you want to keep the heat turned up under the pan, but let off steam the lids will not allow you to move them to one side. They keep sliding back in place, and the black handles start peeling over time. I am not thrilled with these pans, but they will do in a pinch.
560730
Yes the handles are riveted to the pan. Also the handle on glass lid is riveted as well. I've had this pan for a few months and use it to cook both stove top and in oven. And it works great to serve too. I've found that I need to use pot holder on lid handle though. .. it gets very hot!
1384220
I guess that just from past habit I have never attempted to pick up the lid with out a pot holder or glove. I will have to try it tomorrow. Thanks for the question . . . I will learn. The pot is fantastic. My wife and I both love it.
2243609
They do have part of the handle covered in a silcone type material, which does not get hot. Do not need potholders as long as you hold on to that part of the handle. I would assume if used in oven they may get hot, but I've never used them in the oven. Hope that answers your question.
523267
No, the handle in the pots and pans will not get hot, they are well designed. However the handle in the lid will get hot of course.
1701553
I bought these as a gift but I do not think the handles are heat resistant.
708189
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.
1628640
They are heat resistant. The handles are actually very nice with a comfortable grip.
996637
Kathy, The handles definitely do get hot when you use the removable case-iron insert on a stove. I always use pot holders to move the cast-iron insert off a burner. It's such an advantage to be able to brown food before you cook it in the slow-cooker that I don't mind using the pot holders.
1434409
No problem at all handling pans, pots, and skillets without a holder. Even the large pot can be picked up without mitten, although, if you're cooking something long term on gas, with heat going up beside pot handles could get warm.
1188707
the handle does, but I have to use a pot holder for the lid as it got real hot.
1434408
I experienced no problem with the pot handles at all, but I only used the stovetop, and not the oven. I never used the lids during my (short) trial period with the cookware.
306222
The lid and handles do get hot since they are metal. As long as you use pot holders or oven mitts it's fine.
366588
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.
542327
The handles on the pans stay cool enough to touch with bare hands, but we generally use a pot holder or mitt when removing a lid when the pan is on the stovetop. Hope this helps ...