sf wrote:

> On 21 Jan 2011 16:05:14 GMT, "Gareth Fimlinson" >
> wrote:
>
> > is anybody familiar with the discoloring of stainless steel pots
> > from overheating?
> >
> > I saw a manual for one that said "damage from overheating is
> > instantly recognizable as the stainless steel surface may change
> > color producing a golden/brown/blue appearance. This is not
> > reversable and cannot be cleaned off. However it will not affect
> > performance in any way".
> >
> > Does this sound familiar to people?
>
> Yes. That's one of the reasons why I didn't get the mirror finish
> when I spent what I consider "real money" on cookware.


Any idea what the mirror finish is made of?

What the discoloring is.

Are there any leakage or health issues with using it after it has
discolored?

If it can be removed then why does it bother you?

What makes make stainless steel pots without the mirror finish?

I do want it to be metal inside.

Looking at this pot,

http://www.lecreuset.co.uk/Product-R...-and-Lid-20cm/

the upper side and bottom side of the lid of the pot is very mirror
like. I've seen it.. But i'm not sure whether you'd say that of the
inside.

Has anybody seen discoloring on pots that don't have a mirror like
finish? Were people that have seen discoloring on their pots, able to
see their face on the surface where the discoloring was?
(that would help determine if pots without the mirror finish
wouldn't/couldn't ever get discolored from I suppose, the accident of
overheating dry).