What is this pot used for?

Michele123 · 05-07-2016, 06:12 PM

His is part of the set my grandmother gave us at our wedding shower. In 12 years of marriage I've never used it and am thinking of getting rid of it but would like to know what I'm getting rid of.

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Quiteria · 05-07-2016, 06:17 PM

Maybe roasting a big hunk of meat so that it stays out of the grease? Like a chicken or turkey? Or steaming something on the rack like steamed dough or veggies??

esperanza · 05-07-2016, 07:34 PM

I would also guess some kind of a roaster, probably for meat.

Mother of Sons · 05-07-2016, 07:58 PM

It looks like a chafing dish to me. Does it say anything on the bottom?

WaitPatientlyOnTheLord · 05-07-2016, 08:25 PM

I was thinking chafing pan too.

Michele123 · 05-07-2016, 09:48 PM

It just says "stainless 18/20" on the bottom. But I also have this stand with a hole in it that I just use to keep a pot in the back row elevated so I can see/grab it:

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So is that a Chafing pot? I googled it and can't ever imagine using it. It looks like it's mostly used for fish or other delicate dishes? I don't like cooking so I go with quick and easy. Doesn't sound like this is used for quick and easy foods.

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squiddles · 05-07-2016, 10:09 PM

Yep, looks like a chafing dish.
Usually used to serve foods and keep them warm, like on a buffet table or something?

I would personally never use one... I'm like you as far as cooking goes

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Mother of Sons · 05-07-2016, 10:46 PM

It's for keeping cooked foods hot on a buffet table. It's probably useless to you if you not entertain much.

Marrae · 05-09-2016, 09:47 AM

oooh, yes. It's a pretty awesome chafing dish.

Soliloquy · 05-09-2016, 03:48 PM

It's a beautiful chafing dish. I am a bit of a foodie and I like kitchen gadgets as long as they're useful. I wouldn't keep a chafing dish.

ECingMama · 05-09-2016, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Soliloquy

It's a beautiful chafing dish. I am a bit of a foodie and I like kitchen gadgets as long as they're useful. I wouldn't keep a chafing dish.

This is kind of what I was thinking.

I'd love to host parties where I needed a chafing dish, but I'm not going to hit that stage for a long time....

Michele123 · 05-09-2016, 05:14 PM

Anyone care to share how much they think something like this is worth and where I'd find an audience that might be interested? I posted it on our local Facebook yard sale page and it's been crickets.

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05-07-2016, 06:12 PM	#1
Michele123 Rose Trellis Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Middle of Nowhere, MN Posts: 1,544	What is this pot used for? His is part of the set my grandmother gave us at our wedding shower. In 12 years of marriage I've never used it and am thinking of getting rid of it but would like to know what I'm getting rid of. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ External Processor ENFJ, please excuse my stream of consciousness posts. Battled infertility for 3 1/2 years before DD (PCOS) TTC #2 for 6 months (3 ovulations) Married to DH since Aug 2004 DD born Feb 2012 DS born May 2014 #3 due Aug 2016

05-07-2016, 06:17 PM	#2
Quiteria Rose Garden Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 23,483	Re: What is this pot used for? Maybe roasting a big hunk of meat so that it stays out of the grease? Like a chicken or turkey? Or steaming something on the rack like steamed dough or veggies?? __________________ Homeschooling mama to five: a young adult (graduated!), two high schoolers, a big kid, and a kindergartner And yes, they've all aged overnight since the last time you read my out-of-date sigg.

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esperanza Rose Garden Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 5,240	Re: What is this pot used for? I would also guess some kind of a roaster, probably for meat. __________________ Wife to mi amor Mama to my gift from the Lord (07/2013)

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Mother of Sons Rose Garden My kid shoots laser beams from his hands Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 21,900	Re: What is this pot used for? It looks like a chafing dish to me. Does it say anything on the bottom? Last edited by Mother of Sons; 05-07-2016 at 08:04 PM.

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WaitPatientlyOnTheLord Rose Garden I'm most definitely an INFJ. ;-) Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: New England, USA Posts: 7,264	Re: What is this pot used for? I was thinking chafing pan too.

05-07-2016, 09:48 PM	#6
Michele123 Rose Trellis Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Middle of Nowhere, MN Posts: 1,544	Re: What is this pot used for? It just says "stainless 18/20" on the bottom. But I also have this stand with a hole in it that I just use to keep a pot in the back row elevated so I can see/grab it: Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ---------- Post added at 11:48 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:43 PM ---------- Here is the whole thing assembled: So is that a Chafing pot? I googled it and can't ever imagine using it. It looks like it's mostly used for fish or other delicate dishes? I don't like cooking so I go with quick and easy. Doesn't sound like this is used for quick and easy foods. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ External Processor ENFJ, please excuse my stream of consciousness posts. Battled infertility for 3 1/2 years before DD (PCOS) TTC #2 for 6 months (3 ovulations) Married to DH since Aug 2004 DD born Feb 2012 DS born May 2014 #3 due Aug 2016

05-07-2016, 10:09 PM	#7
squiddles Climbing Rose Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Beautiful PNW Posts: 1,409	What is this pot used for? Yep, looks like a chafing dish. Usually used to serve foods and keep them warm, like on a buffet table or something? I would personally never use one... I'm like you as far as cooking goes Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ homeschooling Mama, INFJ married to my BFF since 2006 A 2007, M 2009, K 2011 & E 2014

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Mother of Sons Rose Garden My kid shoots laser beams from his hands Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 21,900	Re: What is this pot used for? It's for keeping cooked foods hot on a buffet table. It's probably useless to you if you not entertain much.

05-09-2016, 09:47 AM	#9
Marrae Moderator in Tweens & Teens, Teens & Beyond, the Cookbook, Let's Talk, Drawing Closer, and Bible Study The presence of the Holy Spirit is the keystone of all our hopes Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: U K Posts: 10,647	Re: What is this pot used for? oooh, yes. It's a pretty awesome chafing dish. __________________ **~ Ruth * ~*** wife (dh A, ~ 33 ~ years) mother (dd G 29, ds D 25) And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. Romans 8 : 28

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Soliloquy Rose Garden Why climb a mountain? Because it's there! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Selkirk Mountains Posts: 52,860	Re: What is this pot used for? It's a beautiful chafing dish. I am a bit of a foodie and I like kitchen gadgets as long as they're useful. I wouldn't keep a chafing dish.

05-09-2016, 05:14 PM	#12
Michele123 Rose Trellis Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Middle of Nowhere, MN Posts: 1,544	Re: What is this pot used for? Anyone care to share how much they think something like this is worth and where I'd find an audience that might be interested? I posted it on our local Facebook yard sale page and it's been crickets. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ External Processor ENFJ, please excuse my stream of consciousness posts. Battled infertility for 3 1/2 years before DD (PCOS) TTC #2 for 6 months (3 ovulations) Married to DH since Aug 2004 DD born Feb 2012 DS born May 2014 #3 due Aug 2016

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