Hinged cast iron fry pans

[lloyd]

Hi,

Can anyone tell me why a set of very old cast iron frying pans have some hinged lids that attach at

the round far end of the pan and fold over and lay to rest on the fry pan handle.

The lids have ribs with slots in between them.

I would post a pic but have no knowledge as to how to do that.

Any help would be appreciated in finding out what use these lids did.

Rick,

[Fisherman]

Are the slotted ribs on the inside of the lid?

[Roy]

once opened, they become TWO fry pans.

[Tarzan's Jane]

Rick, I would like to apologize for finding humour in another's response to your post last night. It was very insensitive of me but I truly meant no harm.

[Fisherman]

Hmmmm, a little lost in the "post" zone..... Edited August 16, 2007 by Fisherman

[lloyd]

I must admit that I will never see this place again, I posted a simple question--got very ingnorant

answers-including the word toilet,,yuk... mod took over and erased horrible answers, thank goodness.

I have lost total faith regarding OFC, used to be great and the best, now --I quit, have had enough!!!!

Thank you to the mod who did the editing to the responses of my question.

 

Good bye!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Joey]

Oh wah, it was a joke, we do that around here. Makes life a little easier to take sometimes.

 

I know the joke that was put on here and it was pretty harmless.

 

Sheesh, lighten up.

 

Joey

[Roy]

TOILET!

[Greencoachdog]

Okay Okay! ............I'm sorry!!!

 

They're actually hinged together so it can do double duty as a minnow trap on a camping trip!!!

 

Geez Loweeze!!!

 

... doesn't anybody have a sense of humor anymore!!!

[Tarzan's Jane]

Okay Okay! ............I'm sorry!!!

 

 

... doesn't anybody have a sense of humor anymore!!!

 

 

Well you should be!

 

I got in trouble because of you - and most likely will again.

 

Rick,

OFC, is great. A sense of humour will add years to your life. Stay and enjoy it....don't fret over the small stuff.

[carp-starter]

A guy whose avatar of his chubby dog wearing sunglasses cannot be taken seriously.

 

 

 

carp-starter

[solopaddler]

Just like life you take the good with bad, in the case of OFC it's mostly all good.

I wouldn't take things too personally.....

[Greencoachdog]

once opened, they become TWO fry pans.

 

This is true! One for the bacon and the other for the eggs... also does double duty as a shallow dutch Oven.

 

I'm sure there are other uses for this device that're only limited by your imigination.