I know nothing about anything. But especially woodworking and blacksmithing. Is it to do with the varnish? The wood? Is there a protective layer on top? Is varnish a protective layer and did i just repeat myself? Am I asking too many questions?
I know nothing about anything. But especially woodworking and blacksmithing. Is it to do with the varnish? The wood? Is there a protective layer on top? Is varnish a protective layer and did i just repeat myself? Am I asking too many questions?
If you have water in your pot, then it cannot get much hotter than 100°C. Wood does not burn at 100°C.
If you heat up the empty pot, then it could actually burn.
This is why!
And also why you can boil water in a paper mug over a live flame.
I’ve seen a video of someone making soup in a plastic shopping bag over a camp fire
Oh I remember doing that as a kid. It blew my mind!
Remember that blewing my mind as a kid, and then trying to fing a flame for a paper (or maybe, at that time, a plastic cup) that wouldn’t burn my fingers :-D
Or you melt down the pot which I’ve done by not paying attention to the pot that boiled dried. I couldn’t figure out what this metal stuff coming out of the bottom of the pot was for a moment.
Adding to this: as soon as the water reaches 100° it rises from the pot as steam, carrying the heat away with it. It’s a similar reaction to what happens when you sweat. Hypothetically, if water had a higher boiling point then eventually it could get hot enough to burn the handle.