Pots Stuck Together
I tried puttting cold water in the top one and dipping the bottom one in hot water, but they would not budge.
Does anyone else have any ideas? One of these pots belonged to my grandmother and it always makes me think of her when I cook with it.
Thanks,
Kelly in Virginia
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RE: Pots Stuck Together
I tried just about everything. The two pots were evenly stuck all around. My daughter had used the bottom one for steaming ingredients in the top one, therefore there was water still in the bottom one. The fit was so tight that not a drop of water could seep out. I figured as long as there was water in the bottom pan I could put it on the stove over my gas burner. I filled the top pot with ice cubes and cold water. It made quite the explosion when they finally separated after 8 minutes over the heat. This was my last attempt before thowing out these pots. Hope it works for you as well.
Post By Chris (Guest Post)
RE: Pots Stuck Together
I had the same problem but all of the above did not work to release the top pot. So in the middle of steaming sinks, pools of melted ice cubs, greasy with oil, I opted for brute force. Screw drivers, knifes and hammers. When I was about to give up and having thrown the whole apparatus on the floor I realized that a screwdriver, strategically balanced on the floor and connecting to the little outside lip of the top pot allowed me to push the bottom pan with all my weight out of the top one supported up by the screwdriver. (Be sure to place the screwdriver under the lip of the part of the pan most 'out' of the bottom pan and push down on the bottom pan where it is most sunken
in)
Good luck my fellow panhandlers!
Post By Berkeley Potsticker (Guest Post)
RE: Pots Stuck Together
It worked. Ice water in the top pot and I sat the bottom pot in a sink of hot water. They were apart within 3 minutes.
Post By Dana (Guest Post)
RE: Pots Stuck Together
Got them unstuck. What I did was put them in the dishwasher on the hottest cycle. Immediately when I got them out I took the end of a butter knife and gently tapped the lip of the bottom pot. I tapped it in the area where the top pot was the furthest down in the bottom pot. Then I took 2 of those rubber square pads that you use to try to undo jar lids and slightly pulled (using the rubber pad for grip) and thank goodness it came undone.
Hope this works for you.
Post By sandy (Guest Post)
RE: Pots Stuck Together
Kelly if you find out please let me know. I have the same problem. I tried all kinds of things. Vegetable oil around the rim, the same thing you tried with the hot water in one and ice water in another, and now I am going to try to put them both in the freezer like one reader suggested.
Will let you know if it works
Post By sandy (Guest Post)
RE: Pots Stuck Together
Try putting ice and water in the top pot, and fill the sink with hot water, and set the outside pot in the hot water. After a few minutes the pots should come apart.
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