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Questions tagged [pot]

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Why not cover the pot?

I have noticed some foods, such as quick-prepare ravioli, specifically state not to cover the pot when warming them. Why should the pot not be covered? I am especially interested in knowing when I can break this rule. Specifically, we heat food on…
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What is the following cooking utensil used for?

I am interested in knowing what the top pot is used for. I have a similar pot with holes at the bottom. I used this one to steam vegetables while I come something on the bottom pot. This makes sense, however the pot on the picture has no holes so I…
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I boiled dry my 18/10 ss pot, is it damaged and unsafe to cook with now

I was boiling eggs and fell asleep. I think it was boiling dry for about an hour, would the pot be unsafe to cook with now? It was clean inside but the outside is now slightly yellow tinged. Does stainless steel have any kind of coating in it that…
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What is the difference between a Dutch Pot (Dutchie) and a Potjie?

I think about buying a Dutch Oven. As this is mainly - and as the name says - an oven, I think also about buying a pot to cook in the fire/coal. After some research I found a) a Dutch Pot, also called a Dutchie (which is mainly used in the…
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Is there some sort of pot with a sort of sieve on the bottom to separate sauce?

I'm not a native English speaker so I'll do my best to explain what I envision. I was wondering if there is some sort of... kitchen utensil, a pot of some kind that has a... sieve of some sort at its bottom to separate the food I'm trying to cook…
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Why did my pot get so blackened after boiling some eggs?

I bought this pot a few weeks ago. I've only used it a couple times since, but yesterday I decided to boil some eggs in it. I ended up forgetting about them for a minute, when I came back the water was not enough to cover them anymore. About 10% of…
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Is this type of scratched pot safe?

I found What can I do about scratched pots? But the type of pot, and level of scratch, is much different than that which was mentioned in that question. Is this Safe, at all, to cook with? I tried describing it to a friend without showing him the…
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