Funny stuff. I have a cast iron skillet. After I use it I always wash it and then put it on one of the stove burners for it to dry because thats what my mom always did. So, anyhoo, I did that one evening and went into the living room to watch TV. I got up after a while to get something and noticed the skillet was still over an open burner and by this time it was so hot it that it was white. Hmmm, I said to myself, Wonder if that is hot. I reached down and grabbed the handle. Yes, it was hot, very hot. Now, that is dum