Calphalon with warped bottom
Chuck Bollinger
we've owned it, it has not been overheated. Nevertheless, the bottom is now
convex. It rocks on flat burners.
Our son is a pro cook and says that deforming like that shouldn't happen with
high quality cookware. He says it might still be under warranty or some such.
I read, but did not keep, the materials that came with the pan.
Any suggestions?
Charles Demas
Talk to a store that sells it, or write the manufacturer.
Chuck Demas
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Chuck Bollinger
> In article <3F2F228...@eskimo.com>,
> Chuck Bollinger <chu...@eskimo.com> wrote:
>
>>I have a 14" Calphalon, the black one with the anodized surface. In the year
>>we've owned it, it has not been overheated. Nevertheless, the bottom is now
>>convex. It rocks on flat burners.
>>
>>Our son is a pro cook and says that deforming like that shouldn't happen with
>>high quality cookware. He says it might still be under warranty or some such.
>>I read, but did not keep, the materials that came with the pan.
>>
>>Any suggestions?
>
>
> Talk to a store that sells it, or write the manufacturer.
>
>
> Chuck Demas
>
Yeah, I got the Calphalon web URL and have gone there. I was more asking to
assess whether my experience was common, rare, or unique.
Thanks,
Colin Povey
I too am a pro cook, and can tell you from experience that pans that are
all aluminum will eventually start warping. It's just the nature of
aluminum pans.
Steel/aluminum alloy pans, like all-clad and others (even Martha "I'm a
Felon" Stuart) pans should never warp. Just the difference between metals.
Colin
Charles Demas
Disclaimer: I've not tried this approach.
I've heard that a rubber mallet can solve that problem, if the
there is no warranty coverage.
Chuck Bollinger
telling me that the pan shouldn't have warped and how to return it for a free
replacement.
I agree with Colin Povey, though. There really isn't anything to keep an
all-aluminum pan from doing that. And the rubber mallet was a waiting option.
But now I'll return it.
Thanks for the replies.
Chris Shenton
> Actually, I got a response from Calphalon today, the same day I asked about it,
> telling me that the pan shouldn't have warped and how to return it for a free
> replacement.
We've returned a couple things to them, including a skillet which had
a warped bottom -- we like to do blackend porkchops, which require
bitchin' heat. We've got a bunch of Calphalon pieces and most are
about 15 years old; some have been used hard, some have been abused.
They've been very good about sending replacements.
John Reagan
> I have a 14" Calphalon, the black one with the anodized surface. In the
> year we've owned it, it has not been overheated. Nevertheless, the
> bottom is now convex. It rocks on flat burners.
>
I've also returned warped Calphalon. The 2nd one warped as well
(perhaps my ex-wife overheated it? I don't know). Anyway, I took it
downstairs to my workbench and persuaded it back into position with my
40oz hammer. Worked just fine.
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John Reagan
