Safe to use on high heat? I bought this from WalMart, brought it home, read the inside packaging and it said "medium heat only."
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From experience I would say yes. I use my pan regularly to heat water to boiling for steaming vegetables and have never had any problem.
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If mine said that, I missed it. However, the only time I'd use high (highest) heat is to bring water to a boil quickly. Otherwise, I keep the heat turned down a bit. Use your judgement. It's stainless steel, so you don't have to worry about the pan melting :) But while we're on the subject, I must warn you that the cover pull gets blistering hot. I did replace it w/ another pull that I took off a cover I wasn't using. Other than that, I like my pan.
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There's a gasket between the pieces at the bottom. You can melt it if you crank the thing up really high without anything in it. Forgot mine while preheating it and the gasket was smoking. Never had a problem when there was stuff in it though. Also ... too hot for too long and the handle can get really hot.
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Suprised it was damaged!! Mine was packed like a very well! As for the temp? I had that problem yesterday. Smoked a pork roast. Fired up just fine and was running too hot 250! Had both burners on low and both dampers open all the way. So, I turned the valve back on the propane tank. Next think I know the temp is at 150 and when I turn it up the temp will not increase. I shut everything down. Opened the valve on the propane tank all the way and restarted it. Worked fine after that. The propane regulators are very cheap now days and seem to have some issues. I have only used it 3 times and here are some suggestions. Keep what you are smoking if it is a small amount at the same level as the temp gauge. Only use 1 burner at a time. Why? When the 1st one burns out of wood chips you start the other. Then you can change out the chips and it is not hot. Wrap the pans in tin foil! They stay nice and it is an easy clean up when you are done. I am also looking into getting a very thin fire proof seal for the door. It is metal against metal and leaks some smoke. May not be worth the cost but a thought. Also..Make sure you burn it off!! Do it slow and work the vents and the doors as it heats up! They will stick! Hope this helps! Going to do a big turkey this weekend?! Yikes!!!
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I tried using the Gel Pack as a heat pack. However, like most large packages, ours didn't heat evenly in our 1200 watt microwave. The outside gets hot before the inside gets warm. We gave up. We use a Hot Water Bottle for heat pack and the Gel Pack for cold pack.
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I feel HeatBud should be better and I am going to order one and return one of my Lasko Myheats back. I found Myheat's fuse seems to get blowed easier. I have exchanged two of them. The third one I decide to get refund.
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The majority of the posts are positive. However, a few fuss about "breakage" and/or the heating element dying out after a couple of uses.What model is yours? I am begining to comprehend the proper uses and the best recipes, but "model numbers" are not given with the posts.MML
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I know that we have left ours on for at the most three days straight with no issues. But I'm unsure what the manufacturer would recommend as normal use, my suggestion is that you check with Econo-Heat on this question.
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I haven't notice any real heat come off it when I use it in our fire pit. If you are looking for something to warm you up, I'd suggest something else.
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I threw away my packaging but I am almost positive it said not to boil it or immerse it in hot water. I think it might melt or heat unevenly.If you don't have a microwave, I used hand towels I soaked in hot water until I got this item, they just lost their heat faster and got my clothes wet but they did work.
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Linda: The product is NOT heat proof. I would not use it in any application over 75 degrees F as it is a fabric based tape and will ignite at the combustion temperature. To confirm this, you might want to contact the vendor and they can give you the flash point. In the mean time, if you are looking for some sort of heat / tape use, check Amazon and use heat resistant for one of your search criteria.
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Mine is working fine. I only intermittently use the high heat setting since it gets so hot, I have to switch to a lower setting, or cool occasionally. But, so far, so good! No complaints here.
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I have used it for many hours at a time and have never noticed it heating up beyond warm. I do not see overheating as a problem.
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I would buy the pan again. I just warn that you must not use heat higher than medium or you will burn your food. This pan conducts heat very well and I am pleased with it.
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To be completely honest with you I purchased it for my mom for Christmas last year, she loves it and uses it all the time. I believe she has used it on high heat and she uses a gas stove. Hope that helps.
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Stick with medium heat. High heat will release toxins from the coating. Hope this helps!
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Don't guess I read where it wasn't recommended for high heat but have used mine with a rolling boil several times
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I live in North Carolina. It was 97 degrees today. My pen worked well. I think it would be a mistake to overheat it, but I haven't noticed any problem with heat.
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Gee I have not used this very much, and I am not having any issues with it yet. Not sure why yours may have done that. Was it exposed to extreme heat?