If it breaks up into a bunch of little balls, however, the pan is too hot. Let it cool and try again. (This test is often called “the mercury ball test,” because the ball of water kind of ...

When the water droplets congeal into one little ball, slide around the pan ... This is why seasoning the pan (using the water ...

In a previous round's steak test, we also noticed some staining from smoking oil that a scrubber was unable to remove. The staining doesn't affect the functionality of the pan, but if the cosmetic ...