On 22/03/2018 18:23, GB wrote:
One handle is broken on our large saucepan, so I made a rather crude
wooden handle and glued it to the lugs. Only then did my son tell me
that this is the saucepan that goes in the oven, for stews.

I stuck it in the oven at 150C for a few hours, and quite a bit of resin
has oozed out of the wood, but the wood isn't burning.

I've just turned it up to 180C, and I'll keep an eye on it.

Any idea how hot it can go before it chars or bursts into flames? I'm
told that sometimes stews go up to 200C.

I take it the stews in that pan are started on the hob and then
transferred to the oven to simmer. 200C is way to high for that sort of
stewing. Also, many handles have a lower tolerance of heat than the pan
body - often 175C. So imv 200C for any significant time is far too
severe a test.

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Oliver