Pot making popping noises I am heating up peanut oil in a cheap aluminum pot from Walmart.  Every minute or so, there is a faint popping noise coming from the pot.

I think this is due to uneven heating, so I am trying to heat the oil as slowly as possible. It is currently around 110 degrees celsius.

My questions are:


Will the pot break? (I know you cannot answer with certainty, but I would appreciate an experienced person's response)
Does heating more slowly actually reduce the risk (if any) of breaking the pot?
The recipe says to go all the way to 175 celsius.  Does that seem foolish or risky for a novice deep-frier to attempt?
For me, the popping is most often from water.  It could be in your oil, under the pan, between the pan and a handle, etc.  In some pans there could even be more than one layer to the pan and moisture could have gotten between the layers.  In this case, I would tend to replace the pan.  Thin pans, especially those of aluminum, present another source though, they warp while heating.  For things like boiling, this is not a big deal, but such a pan I would not use for heating oil.  If a pan warps with hot oil there is a real potential for splashing or splattering which could result in burn or a fire.  Oil applications such as deep frying I stick to heavy pans only