I don't think you are. The same thing happened to me and a fajita skillet that I got at Wal-Mart. About a month had passed since I bought it and I finally decided to use it. I think I was supposed to let oil soak in the pan first. But I couldn't wait to make some quesadillas (damn apartments without natural gas to warm tortillas!) The skillet almost broke in half when the heat got really high. What a waste of $7. I must have spent 30 minutes in the customer service line at the store. I didn't say anything, but they automatically assumed that the skillet was already broken when I tried to use it. Then I got my $7 back. SCORE!!
Damn I'm good.
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