Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Mystery Pot

I am always on the lookout for a good pot.. and I find one every now and then at a garage sale or thrift shop.  Finding a good quality pot or pan that has been properly used just adds to the experience of cooking so when out and about my eyes are open for a find.  This sauce pan and lid is a bit different… and each time I grab it I LOL at how it arrived in my kitchen.
Each day I take Scout the lab out for her exercise at a soccer field close to my house.  On this particular occasion besides discarded plastic water bottles that did not quite make the bin there was this Emeril All-clad sitting next to the garbage can.  How odd…that is the best description..and still is.
No food in it..no signs that it may have been left behind from some picnic.. no reason for it to be there as there is no picnic area or tables..just a seemingly discarded 4.5 qt pan and lid.  While I ran the dog I had an internal debate as to whether I would be taking this find home..because it was, well, odd.
I decided that it was meant to be so took it home and gave it a good wash and sanitizing.  It is an odd size for a sauce pan as well, it is really a small stock pot with a sauce pan handle and that is how I mostly use it, which I have to admit is seldom.  It cooks well but I am not into non-stick at the moment and use it to boil water mostly for pasta.  The domed stainless steel lid is the coolest thing about it.  I need a good griddle so I hope one shows itself to me on another outing.

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