Can you hold the handle while in use on a cooktop (not in an oven) without using a towel/mitt?
1840430
Yes. No matter what I have cooked on the cooktop the handle has never gotten hot. However, once I left the handle turned and it was over a recently shut off burner and it did get warm, not hot. But I would imagine left for a prolonged period it would have gotten hot enough to burn.
1840431
The handles are never more than a little warm. I have never had to use a mitt.
1391600
You can do either method but I just use it as a weight and flip. Heating it by itself can drip grease (from seasoning cast iron) onto the burner and I don't want the mess. The handle gets very hot so be sure to use an oven mitt...ove gloves are great!!!
1394561
NO! The plastic handle would melt from the heat!! You need a cast iron skillet, the handle will take the heat.
421919
Yes, but the handle is fine to touch. Mine ended up breaking as I had poured my water and left the switch on when I placed it back on the base, the heating element had no water and the unit did not turn off. Burned out the element and it became a paperweight. I did love it while we had it!
614598
As of today, when cooking on the top for the stove, the handles stay cool. I was cooking wild rice to boil on stovetop and then in oven. I put the 2 quart pan with the lid in the oven today at 375 degrees for 45 minutes immediately after stovetop boil, and yes you will need oven mitts to remove at both the handle and the lid get HOT! After the lid and pan cooled from the oven, cleanup for the lid and pan was no different from just stovetop cooking. THIS PAN SET IS WONDERFUL!
1999616
Yes, the only problem I have is forgetting its hot and grabbing it with my bare hand. When I remove the pot from the oven I always leave a potholder on top as a reminder.
121722
Be warned that if you let the metal handle rest on the side of the pan it does get extreemly hot so use a spoon rest instead of leaving it in the pan while food cooks.
931111
The handle has a silicone rubber sleeve over it so it will only get warm, not hot. You will not burn your hand when picking it up.
863845
The handle stays cool unless it is over another hot burner or pan. I don't use a pot holder to move it when water is boiling.
1331890
No, you can't. The handle is only for lifting the top so you can remove the cooked food.
619468
The handles can become hot. If just heating up something they are fine. But if something takes a while to cook I do need to use a pot holder
1783249
The handle does get hot after a few minutes. I usually use a towel or an oven glove to hold the handle. I am using an outdoor, high BTU burner and use high heat, so that may make a difference.
619469
The handles can become hot. For normal heating up something they are fine. But for prolonged cooking I do need a pot holder.
393857
I recently used it on "low" for over 12 hrs & I did not need pot holders for the lid or handles. However, ff you were to use it in the oven or on high, you would need pot holders. The handles are metal. So far, it has been doing an excellent job.
1511275
The handle gets hot if you have a gas range and yes you definitely have to use the pot holder that came with it It does not get hot on an electric one. I have an electric range and can pick it up with no potholder ,
1326488
The handle will not be oven safe, so removing the handle would be sufficient.
1661448
Yes, I use it that way all of the time. Without a long handle it makes a lot of sense when I am making other things on the stove. There is a note not to use a high flame and you shouldn't because it does really well on a medium or low flame.