It's a high quality pan too...Kitchen Aid I think. Anyone ever have this happen?
2006-08-12 15:43:58 · 26 answers · asked by brownieoit 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
Metal expands when heated... and sometimes it doesn't expand uniformly... as it expands, some parts may expand more than others and cause the pan to warp a little. making a popping sound when it passes it's flexibility threshold.
2006-08-12 15:46:40 · answer #1 · answered by Village Idiot 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ever notice how the cold pan's shape is slightly different than the hot pan's shape? The metal in the pan expands as it heats and causes the center of the pan bottom to flex, making the sound. The actual popping sound comes from the sudden nature of the pan surface, as it flexes, hitting the oven rack.
2006-08-12 15:50:10 · answer #2 · answered by Lonnie J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All things expand from heat and all things contract from cold. The center of the pan is "popping up" because the pan is expanding.
2006-08-12 15:48:09 · answer #3 · answered by deryck_c38 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
because the temperature of the oven warps the pan. every time the pan is put in the oven it expands and when it is taken out it goes back to it shape, so after so many times it loses some of it original shape so that it gets warped, and pops.
2006-08-12 16:11:03 · answer #4 · answered by Allen 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All metal expands when heated! The molecules must expand when heated or contract when cooled. It doesn't matter how expensive the pan is, all pans will do this naturally.
2006-08-12 15:47:34 · answer #5 · answered by soniaatcalifornia 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is probably good heavy metal. When it heats up, the base expands and makes a pop sound. It probably POPS when it reaches a specific temperature.
So as long as it doesn't wreck your cooking, it's fine.
2006-08-12 15:50:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
All the time. Heat causes metal to expand. Nothing to worry about. So says my husband who is a steelworker. Happy baking!
2006-08-12 15:47:23 · answer #7 · answered by lolo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your pan is experiencing pain from the intense heat of your oven.
The popping sound is a cry for help.
2006-08-12 16:30:05 · answer #8 · answered by 2smart 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the heat of the oven causes it. usually it my airsealed cookie sheet that does it. it is the air between the sheets of metal expanding. nothing to worry about tho. my pan has been doing it for years, and everything is still great.
2006-08-12 15:46:45 · answer #9 · answered by daddysboicub 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The metal is just contracting in the oven when it is heating up. It has startled me a few times in the kitchen.
2006-08-12 15:49:28 · answer #10 · answered by sunflower 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋