Here is a picture of it. It has a wooden handle and the lid is hinged. What is it used for specifically?
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d158/aamanda_88/6c15e05e.jpg
2007-03-03 09:17:33 · 17 answers · asked by cooterpie02 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
I think it is made of stainless steel. I think it is used for cooking but for what? The pan is 6 inches in diameter.
2007-03-03 09:24:46 · update #1
I saw something like it on BBC America on Cash in the Attic. Check the bottom of the pan for hallmarks. If it is silver or even silver-plate there will be some kind of markings there. It really looks like a crumb tray that was used to clean off tables in more established homes. The lid would be flipped back with a thumb.
Bed warmers were more often than not made out of cast iron and there were vents cut into the tops to allow the heat to escape.
A popcorn popper would be deeper and a lot of the old ones had a handle on top so you could stir the popcorn to ensure that all the kernels would pop.
As for it being an omelet pan, I really don't think so. My grandmother had one back in the 50's. Hers looked like a pan that had been cut in half and then hinged the length of the pans. She used it to cook more than one thing at a time to keep them separate. I don't ever remember her making omelets though.
2007-03-11 06:18:39 · answer #1 · answered by haveyarn2crochet 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
KTJ and Spyderbear are definitely right that pan is for emptying ashtrays and brushing crumbs into. If it were a bed warmer or a popcorn popper it would have a much longer handle on it!
2007-03-10 06:30:11 · answer #2 · answered by jananita 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It looks like either an old fashioned bed warmer (they used to put hot coals in it then place it under the mattress). Or maybe an omelet pan.
2007-03-03 17:26:40 · answer #3 · answered by lavachk1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It looks like one of those pans they used to warm your bed with back in the days.
2007-03-03 17:24:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's used for either popping popcorn or either as a bed warmer. I'm really leaning towards popcorn.
2007-03-03 21:45:02 · answer #5 · answered by Cormeliusb 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My husband and I just looked at it. We have no clue. The closest thing we can think of is an omelet pan or egg poacher.
2007-03-03 17:26:12 · answer #6 · answered by chefgrille 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It does look an newer version of the old fashion bed warmers.
2007-03-09 20:16:13 · answer #7 · answered by purpleorca 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It looks like a griddle pan that is used for making omelets or anything that you can fold or flip
2007-03-03 18:06:39 · answer #8 · answered by smiley 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe KTJ is right. It was called a butler's helper or butler's friend and used to collect all the crumbs and other mess that the butler swept off the table.
2007-03-04 03:13:28 · answer #9 · answered by Spyderbear 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
You don't say how big it is or what it is made of but it could be for catching crumbs as the are brushed off of a table or for emptying ashtrays into.
2007-03-03 17:22:09 · answer #10 · answered by KTJ 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋