How to prevent burns from hot pan handles (leave a towel/pad on the handle)
Leave a pad/towel on a hot handle as a visual cue so you don’t grab it bare-handed.
After roasting, the chef calls out a safety trick: keep a pad on the hot handle so you remember it’s hot and avoid burns.
The short version
- Use a pad/towel as a reminder that the handle is hot
What goes wrong
Forgetting a handle is hot and grabbing it
Leave a pad/towel on the handle while it’s hot.
Why it works
A visible reminder reduces accidental contact with hot metal handles.
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