Burning Pans

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Our kettle in the kitchen broke, so at the moment we have to boil water using pans. Me being the fool I am turned on the hotplate with my mates pan on (with nothing in), leaving my pan of cold water on a cold plate. Thinking, hmm, this isn't boiling, I leave it there for a while. 15-20 minutes later, i realise i have the wrong plate on:

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I've managed to scrape it off the plate, but there's a foul smell coming from the kitchen now. I have no idea if the fumes are bad for you or just stink? I think its from a copper plated pan, i'm not sure. :confused:

Should we stay out the kitchen until the fan sucks all the fumes out???
 
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Happens all the time with those damn plates because you can't tell if they are on, amount of times I have left an oven glove or somthing on them at work is untrue.
 
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Gordon Bennett! WTF was that pan made from? Shiny plastic?

The only common metals that'll melt on a stove are tin and lead (solder and pewter being alloys of these) Definitely recommend NOT breathing in the fumes just in case.
 
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