The locklid saucepan I got from independent living aids is very thick and I feel safe with it. I got it in 2009. my parents got me a saucepan set a few years before I got the one I have and I didn't feel as safe with it. but if you get the right kind, it's totally safe. Much safer than a colander. Also, you have to be careful what kind of colander you use. Make sure you use a very large one, that fits in the sink.
-----Original Message----- From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of Immigrant via Cookinginthedark Sent: Monday, August 24, 2020 4:17 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Immigrant Subject: Re: [CnD] Lock-lid saucepan With the locklid saucepan, I wear oven mitts to carry the pan to the sink. Then, I invert the pan over the sink, so that the side containing the holes is away from me. The water drains through the holes into the sink, and it doesn't take too long. The steaming hot water does not even touch me while it drains out. Then, I pour cold tap water into the pan, with the lid still locked in place, and drain it off. Not too much water, just enough to rinse the starch off, not to cool the pasta. And then I am ready to unlock the pan and take the pasta out. With the colander, you have to open the pan while the pasta and the water are still red hot, and pour into a colander. I would rather do the locklid pan. -----Original Message----- From: Cookinginthedark <cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org> On Behalf Of meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark Sent: Monday, August 24, 2020 12:19 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: meward1...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [CnD] Lock-lid saucepan We used to have lock lid pasta pots at my old job in rehab. But they were very thin. I didn't recommend them because, to tell the truth, I didn't feel safe using them. They looked to me like they were just asking to tump over when I put the top on. Very flimsy. Maybe these ones you guys have are better. Also, do you have to stand there and drain the pasta for a long time? I usually pour the pasta into the colander, shake it around for a little while, and then walk off and do something else while I wait for it to finish draining. Once you have learned to use a colander in the sink, it is very safe. The main thing is that you have to feel the inside curve of the colander with the outside curve of the pot you are pouring the pasta from. That sounds complicated, but it really is not. Imagine putting a small cup or bowl upside down into a larger one without touching the one on the bottom. If I needed to learn to use a colander today, I would do it in the sink with just cold water. Then I would put something in the pot of cold water that would not hurt the drain too much, cereal, rice, or some non-food items, as long as you are sure that you won't get things down the drain that don't belong there. Maybe even use pasta. Then I would practice pouring the liquid from the pot into the colander and then checking to make sure that all the objects landed in the colander. I would practice until I was fairly confident that the objects all go in the colander all or most of the time. Finally, I would practice with real boiling water and then I would go ahead and just cook the pasta and drain it. You can take your time positioning the edge of the pot over the lip of the colander, using oven mitts if you need to. -----Original Message----- From: Cookinginthedark <cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org> On Behalf Of Regina Marie via Cookinginthedark Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2020 7:22 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Regina Marie <reginamariemu...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [CnD] Lock-lid saucepan Hi Debbie. I bought mine from Walmart. Check on https://www.walmart.com/search/?query=locking%20lid%20pasta%20pot With Warm Regards: Regina Brink President, ACB Capital Chapter of California Council of the Blind Find me at: https://facebook.com/reginamarie Follow me on: https//:www.twitter.com/mamaraquel -----Original Message----- From: Cookinginthedark <cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org> On Behalf Of Deborah Armstrong via Cookinginthedark Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2020 2:11 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Deborah Armstrong <armstrongdebo...@fhda.edu> Subject: [CnD] Lock-lid saucepan When I was a teen, forty years ago, the AFB aids and appliances catalog sold a lock-lid saucepan. It was about six quarts and had a handle. What made it unique was the tiny holes along the top rim on the opposite side of the handle, around 5 of them. The lid locked in to place when you pressed down. Steam escaped out of those tiny holes. But the best part was when you cooked pasta, you could simply lock on that lid, take it to the sink and pour. No strainer was necessary. I'm really wanting one of these again. When I moved out and went to college, I let my dad keep mine because he used it every night. When my dad passed away, my mom who doesn't cook gave it to a thrift store. 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