Melting Ice in Cookware Question?

[OhmyDLM]

Ok, I know this is somewhere on here but I'm not having luck seeing it in my searches... can someone explain the cookware/ice demo? (melting the ice cube in the cookware as you pass it around) I had a consultant ask me about it and I wanted to give her the most correct answer I could. Thanks!

 

[wadesgirl]

It's to help show how well the cookware conducts heat or in the case of the ice cube, cold. I also put an ice cube in a prep bowl to show that by the time the ice cube in the pan is melted the ice cube in the prep bowl hasn't even started to melt. The whole pan will feel cold as the ice cube starts melting.

 

[katie0128]

Jennifer Soto has it as part of her demo on the new DVD.

But if you need it in words, here is what I've been doing for the past year or so.

Have one or two people feel the 8" saute pan (or whatever pan you want to use) to verify it is not already cold. Set the pan on the table and put one ice cube in it. Do your cookware talk and keep going with your demo. After two minutes or so, show the guests how much of the ice is melted. Pour out the water and pass the pan around so they can feel how cold it is.

I try to do this toward about 1/2 through my demo so at the end I can have them feel how cold the pan still is (of course, I always check the pan first - sometimes the house is so warm that the pan gets back to room temperature very quickly) to show how it not only distributes the heat quickly, but also retains the heat as well.

 

[OhmyDLM]

Thank you very much for that clarification, it's exactly what I was looking for!

<3 Darcy

 

[Staci]

Hi there! The cookware/ice demo is a fun and interactive way to showcase the amazing heat retention and even heat distribution of our cookware. Simply place an ice cube in one of our pots or pans and heat it up over a stove or hot plate. As the ice cube melts, you can pass the cookware around to demonstrate how the entire surface of the pan is evenly heated and how the handle stays cool to the touch. This demo also highlights the durability and non-stick properties of our cookware. I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any other questions. Happy cooking!