"Brian Gaff (Sofa)" wrote in message
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This sounds like an awfully complex design for a pan to me, why would anyone go to all
that trouble in the first place?
Brian

It allows them to use thinner gauge steel basically. All pans are
shaped/drawn from single blanks and to have a heatproof base would
mean having to use thicker gauge steel for the whole pan
which would also make them considerably heavier. Instead a
heatproof base is added.

michael adams

heatproof - not subject to distortion or heat damage