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Default What's the deal with pans without lids?


"wff_ng_7" > wrote in message
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> "Sheldon" > wrote:
> > personally I see no use whatsoever for a 1 qt pot.

>
> I guess you don't do much cooking for one or two? My 1 qt All Clad pot

gets
> heavily used for rice and sauces, among other things. It's also a great

size
> for turning stock into a single serving of some simple soup (egg drop

being
> my favorite).
>
> I also have a 0.6 qt Sitram pot that is even smaller to use to make small
> quantities of sauce for a serving or two. Because of its smaller diameter
> than the 1 qt pot, there is some depth to the contents which makes some
> sauces easier to deal with in such small quantities.
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I use my All-Clad 1 qt. saucepan so much that now I have two. Also have an
All-Clad butter warmer (1/2 quart) and a Kitchenaid 2 cup butter warmer
(that one has a pouring lip). I normally cook for just two people and they
are perfect sizes for that.

Chris in Pearland, TX