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Sara Hesikova

Do you rinse your pans with cold water right off the stove? You'll be shocked by this expert warning

A white kitchen with hanging copper pots.

We’ve all done it. We’re talking about rinsing or soaking a pan straight off the stove while it’s still piping hot using a stream of cold water to save time and quickly cool it down. But it turns out that if you rinse hot pans with cold water it can cause irreversible damage to your cookware.

If you’re the host or hostess this Christmas season, whipping out your best saucepans to cook up a storm for your family and guests, we can only recommend to steer clear of this major mistake. 

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