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The website of the electronic store I bought both kettles from actually recommends to clean the clean with lemon juice!

Just to clarify. The first time was in the middle of 2019. The second time was yesterday with a kettle that I replaced the broken kettle with from 2019. Well what do you know this morning the kettle started working again. Last night I left it soaking in some water. The first time starting was...

Hello, In 2019 I had a Russell Hobb kettle (a few months old) that had some calcium (I think) build up on the bottom. I cleaned it by boiling lemon juice and water in it. The method worked but unfortunately the kettle stopped working right after. So I bought a new Siemens Kettle. Today I...

Actually an induction cooktop is exactly what I'm afraid to use, because I think it might be too "harsh" on the pan. I've seen videos on Youtube (one in particular) that shows a Mauviel pan warping on induction.

Hello, Thought it might be interesting to share a little experiment. I bought a 32cm and 28cm Mineral B Carbon Steel pans and was interested in the temperature distribution over time. I used an infrared thermometer. Below is a graph of temperature vs time. I measured at the center, "inner...

Well that's another thing. I was always under the assumption that you can put these in the oven as much as you want. But I just saw that officially they are not supposed to go in the oven at more than 400f for a maximum of 10 minutes? My understanding is that people put these in the oven all...

Photos attached. I did a second round of seasoning and the middle of the pan developed this dark circle. See photo. This section was also slightly raised from the heat. Is this normal or am I freaking out unnecessarily? I definitely did not abuse it with extremely high heat etc....

Hello, Was very excited to received my first 28cm De Buyer Mineral B carbon steel pan today. I seasoned it for the first time according to the instructions on the booklet. With 1mm oil I heated it up using medium-high heat. Let it sit on the stove for a new minutes before removing. Well the...

Hello, I made a few very tasty soups using home-made vegetable stock (various vege scraps, carrots, onions, celery etc...) but I am somewhat confused to the concept of using the stock as a base. Because it feels like you are adding "soup on top of soup". The vegetable stock is essentially a...

Thank you both. Very helpful advice and makes a lot of sense. I'll be more confident using higher heat with it from now on :) One more questions. Does the same also apply to an enamel cast iron pan? For example if I bought a Le Creuset enaml cast iron, can I still use the highest heat setting...

Hi all, I bought a cheap 24cm cast iron pan (Kichly). This is my first time using a cast iron and I'm still adjusting to it. It doesn't help that the instructions on the internet/Youtube all contradict each other. 1. Should I preheat it on low/medium heat or very high heat? I have a ceramic...