[iroc343]

The steel pan will shunt the magnet and very little to no magnetic force will get through the pan to attract metal particles. I work for a company the manufactures magnetic equipment and steel plates on the face of the magnet is how we shunt the magnetic fields to enable us to air freight permanent magnets. You probably ought to bite the bullet and take the pan down and put the magnet back in, your not going to sleep till you do.