jukeboxhero 0 Report post Posted April 23, 2004 hey,im sure this has probably been posted somewhere, but the search functions been disabled or isnt working. Im basically wondering what the best way to break in new skates are? Is it dangerous to bake them in a conventional oven? Should i just wear them around the house for a while or toughen it out?also, if i did bake them, does it make a huge difference?thanks. (and again, sorry if this has been posted already) just trying to get some different opinions/options. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
duckjob 1 Report post Posted April 23, 2004 I think most people that try baking skates in a conventional oven end up doing more harm than good. Getting them baked at your lhs definately helps the break in time. When your home, put your socks on, soak them in hot water then put your skates on and wear them around the house. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hogs 25 0 Report post Posted April 23, 2004 I baked my Missions at the shop when I bought them and changed the footbed for one with a lower arch. No pain at all from day 1. You LHS will bake them for pretty cheap. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eazy_b97 1 Report post Posted April 23, 2004 epuck.com used to have a home baking section in their tools area. I did it with ice hockey skates and it worked out well. If you decide to go that route then I'd definately take off the wheels. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paceacademyhockey44 0 Report post Posted April 23, 2004 take them to your local ski or sports shop and heat them with a ski boot molder, works great. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iceburg19 1 Report post Posted April 24, 2004 the heat from your home oven is a flame,that is a dry,hotter heat,the skate oven is a different heat.its hot enough to make your skate soft,not to hot to ruin the leather.i would stick to the skate oven,good luck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jukeboxhero 0 Report post Posted April 24, 2004 do you think a heat gun would be safer to use at baking skates than an oven? or is that too hot? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kyle_M 0 Report post Posted April 24, 2004 A heat gun would probably be too hard to judge when you should take it away so it may end up doing more damage than the conventional oven. It's probably too hot anyway. Baking them at your LHS would be your best bet. If you can't do it at your LHS just do the hot socks thing like mentioned before. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
