Stuff I failed to learn early

Did you know you aren’t supposed to actually wash pots and pans? At least not the way I always have you’re not. It turns out that good cookware should be wiped clean shortly after the vessel cools. If you try to clean it while it’s still hot your run the risk of warping the pan in question.

Pre-soaking is okay for short periods. If you soak your stainless-steel pots the way I have you will eventually find that the metal used to join the pot section to the handle is not stainless steel but rather some mutant metal that corrodes after a certain amount of immersion.

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