Put a lid on it...

[Wayland]

I bought myself a decent non stick frying pan for my sub zero cookset a few days ago, which is great but the only thing lacking was a lid.

So I ordered a sheet of aluminium off the Bay and peened over the edges to make this. Took me back to my days working in the armoury which was nice.

Just gave it a waxed string handle so it packs nicely.

Pot lids like this are so useful.

Not only do they make cooking much more efficient at low temperatures but they can also be used for straining liquids and keeping spindrift out of your pots which helps a lot if you are storing stuff in them overnight.

I made this so it would fit the largest billy-can I use as well so I now have lids for whichever two pots I am using.

 

[punkrockcaveman]

Nicely done! I think it makes a frying pan much more useful to have a lid with it, it's always useful having tools that are not just one trick ponies.

Can I ask what frying pan you went for? Need a decent one for similar things myself! Thanks

 

[Wayland]

I found it on Aliexpress under the brand name "Alocs".

It's anodised aluminium with a good thick base and a ceramic non stick surface. Just what I was after.

 

[Wayland]

This is the kit I will be using it with although there is another stove that isn't in that shot which provides a second burner.

 

[Mesquite]

Nicely done Gary and a nice shot of the kit.

I did think the spatula in the pan is going to be a bit hard for you to kolrose

 

[Wayland]

That may change but I've become a quite fan of silicone in the kitchen.

The flexibility if the stuff means you can almost clean a pan just with a spatula, especially on a non stick surface.

 

[oldtimer]

As well as the benefits of life that you list, I find a lid also useful for keeping fat splatters off my campervan stove. Not having your metalwork skills I bought a lid with draining holders in a French supermarket. It has outlasted several fryingpans. Finding frying pans to fit the lid is my problem now.

 

[Wayland]

I did consider adding straining holes but the lid is loose enough that it drains without and I think retaining the heat is the priority in the environment I will be using this kit so I decided to go without.

Always something I could add later if I change my mind.

 

[Wayland]

Following on from making the lid I had a bit of scrap aluminium left over so I've used it to make a little stand for the inside of my billy can.

This allows me to put the smaller nesting pot inside with a gap for some water, turning it effectively into a Bain Marie, which is very useful for defrosting stuff before cooking.