In article >, "Janet Bostwick"
> wrote:

> I don't know if it applies in this particular case, but a lot of the
> manufacturers are addressing the weight issue by putting 'helper
> handles' on the pans. A skillet, for instance, typically has one
> long handle. The new pans have a grip handle on the opposite side of
> the long handle.

I love the pans with the helper handles -- my pressure cooker has one,
my DeMeyere Big Mongo Kettle, the All-Clad 3-quart sauté pan. Good plan
on their part. And the DeMeyere also has a bail handle -- the pan is a
10-quart, I think.
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