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Cast iron pot cracking
Posted on 7/27/21 at 11:51 am
Posted on 7/27/21 at 11:51 am
Anyone ever crack a cast iron pot before? On vacation and brought mine along for stew. Put it in the stove to start heating and heard a big pop. Look over and it’s cracked. How does that happen?
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Posted on 7/27/21 at 12:10 pm to coonass27
Thermal shock. Probably happened before you used it this time. Weld it or get a new one
This post was edited on 7/27/21 at 12:11 pm
Posted on 7/27/21 at 12:20 pm to coonass27
Yes. About three years ago I put it on a hotplate to cook outside. Heard the same pop...was shocked because I had had it for 30+ years. It sits in my cactus garden getting rusty...
Posted on 7/27/21 at 12:33 pm to Art Vandelay
Makes sense. It was a dam electric stove that I had it on heating it to make a roux. It’s an old one also. Damn
Posted on 7/27/21 at 12:52 pm to coonass27
yep....kike a dumbass, after cleaning it I put it on the stove to dry. Forgot about it and 5 minutes later it sounded like a gun shot. 30 year old pot.
Posted on 7/27/21 at 1:09 pm to coonass27
you cant overheat cast iron, it just glows red
that said, if there was a crack in it, then heating will make it break off so it must have been dropped or something before you used it
that said, if there was a crack in it, then heating will make it break off so it must have been dropped or something before you used it
Posted on 7/27/21 at 1:56 pm to keakar
No but if you add cold liquid to a hot pot you can crack it. Probably what happened then he noticed it the second time he heated it.
Posted on 7/27/21 at 9:32 pm to Art Vandelay
Unless one of the kids dropped it it wasn’t. I’ll have to ask. It was at least 20 years old and I used it 2 weeks ago. Just wondering if had something to do with the electric burners. Maybe they did drop it. Just strange. As it was a pound pop
Posted on 7/27/21 at 10:02 pm to coonass27
It you put a cold cast iron pan on a hot element it could absolutely crack.
Posted on 7/27/21 at 10:36 pm to coonass27
Take it as an opportunity to buy some of the new cast iron that is exceptionally well made... Stargazer, Smithey and Field & Company are a few to look at.
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