Can it double as a nacho tray, that is, can I put it in the oven under the broiler to melt cheese and heat up the salsa? or will that damage it?
1121340
Yes, it can go into the oven. Making nachos on it is actually a great idea, as the ridges would allow hot air to get under the chips and keep them crispy! Will try that one tomorrow!
1234595
Yes, you can start a dish over high heat, and then finish in the oven. But, I have found that since I cook on a Professional Thermador Range, I never use the "high" setting. It's way too hot for anything but melting gold. As for the oven temp, I don't know. But I have put it in a 450 deg oven with no problems.
45961
Yes and No. It is great for frozen dinners, reheating (or just heating) food. I am elderly and live on frozen dinners so have a lot of experience in heating them. However, I don't know how to make nachos (chips?), if making chips I don't think this would do it as well as conventional oven. Same goes for toasting muffins/bagels, a toaster would probably be better...you can do it but not as well. However, I would recommend this unit and would buy it again. Do put it in a place that had good air circulation all around it, don't stick it in a closed area.
248746
I wouldn't try to cook anything on it, but I sure would think you could make nachoes or reheat something
963679
Yes, I believe it would work fine in an oven. However there is a lot of "splatter" from the bubling of the liquid in the tray portion of the roeaster.....so you would probably want to line the bottom of the oven with foil to prevent a mess.
1556827
My experience with this rack is using it in either an indirect grilling/smoking method or slow roasting in the oven...Direct heat grilling leads to possible burning of the large end of the leg before chicken is actually done cooking...I would suggest the pan would only be used in an oven roasting scenario and if so I would put the pan well below the rack to catch drippings and allow for browning...I love mine on the smoker...Hope this helps...
950405
I believe this item is designed to only go in the oven on a baking sheet. I think direct heat on a burner may melt it.
536467
Yes, the tray can indeed be put into a hot oven, as long as the temperature of the oven doesn't exceed 460F.
1066966
As far as I am familiar with this product, no. If you didn't want to use this, use a fry pan on the stove, put the pizza in and heat it, then, towards the end, put a top on it to melt the cheese. Time varies according to the size of the slice and how much topping stuff is on it. Enjoy.
1873614
http://calphalon.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/26/~/can-i-use-calphalon-cookware-in-the-oven-or-broiler%3F Here's the link to your question from the Caphalon website
549863
it's for the microwave (that's what I got it for to begin with). No way can it go in an oven! It has no problem in the dishwasher top rack.
854130
I purchased this as a gift, but from what I've seen of the product in use, I would say it would hold a single layer cake pan, but probably not two at the same time.If you use pyrex in your broiler in your regular ove, then it should be fine in this oven. If not, then you could probably still use it in bake mode without issue.
471293
Yes you can use the lid in the oven. It says it is over and broiler safe. The handles as well as the pans, (top and bottom) will become very hot. Cookware can be used at any temperature up to 500' or under the broiler. Very nice cookware. Hope you will enjoy as much as I have.
2033835
this is a most wonderful item....I have used it several times and not damage to our table...so No . it get fairly hot so as to melt the cheese . again no damage to our table in all the times that we have used it. hope this helps....if you haven't purchased it do so quickly you will enjoy if every time you use it.
2043327
Since Cuisinart will not answer this question in their literature, I went to their website. No help there either. I did download their pdf manual and it basically turns their lifetime warranty into a very limited liability.Cuisinart avoids any reference to the use of this pan in an oven.Bottom line. I personally would happily throw this pan into a 350 oven for 7 to 10 minutes. It's a very good pan and logic tells me that this would be fine.The ideal solution would be to pick up a stainless or cast iron pan just to pick op the fond and avoid the bs.
941044
I don't put mine in the oven. It would probably be o.k., but tbe metal on the lid that you grab to take the lid off gets really hot when I cook on a burner. So, you could risk a major burn if you don't use a hot pad for the lid at all times. It might be best to call Cuisenart directly.
791607
No, you cannot put under the broiler. In fact, you shouldn't use in an oven above 400 degrees. Another tip...don't use Pam or other sprays.