Is it possible to ruin a stainless steel pan

I used that and now the pan looks stained on the cooking surface with whiteish spots that have a rainbow like quality. I cooked with it again and I feel like everything is now very hard to clean off it. Did I ruin it? Am I cooking wrong? This is my only high quality stainless steel product, but I have never had these problems with my cheaper cookware I really want to use my new pan. New here to forums Are there any key signs to look for? Extreme discoloration Any help would be appreciated, as it's a beautiful pan, and I would hate to have ruined it due to a few minutes of unfortuante, but unavoidbale neglect.

Thanks, -Dave. However, you cannot damage those pans under normal cooking temperatures, only stain them. I would even go so far as to recommend saving a few dollars by buying stained steel pans instead of NIB.

Bartender's Friend, available at grocery stores by other powders such as Bon Ami, Comet, etc. Thanks for the replys Hold on guys. Stainless steel pans are notorious for hot spots when overheated. Once you get a hot spot, you never get rid of it, It will always burn in the same spot. On better stainless, the manufacturer will laminate or clad the pan with aluminum or copper for a more even heat distribution.

Some will even take the clad up the sides. Theremay also be other alloids used, but Ireally don't know that. Do you know if your pan is clad.? The bottom will usually be thicker looking. You will know if you have damaged it, if it keeps burning in the same place. I don't know how to test otherwise. Maybe boil water in it. Maybe the hot spot if you even have one will bubble first. That is just a guess though.

I hope this has not happen. If this is an expensive pan then it is probably clad. HTH no intention of offending anyone. Your Cart. Coffee Mugs Coffee Mug Set.

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How to Prevent Damage. Salting the water in a stainless steel pot before heating the water can lead to pitting. These tiny bits of rust on the stainless surface are permanent. Prevention is just as simple: let the water boil before adding salt.

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