I have a pan like this but it also has a second pan which sits on top which has perforations across the base,anyone know what the second pan is for ???
Sounds a good idea..I wondered if it was to keep food away from the direct heat,jacket pots or camembert etc...maybe Ill give it a go tonight...thanks :)
Just back from Cornwall and tried the pan for chips and chicken breast. Excellent result for the chips, non-greasy, hot and tasty. Chicken breast was fine but I should have used more seasoning.
It will be getting more use later this month.
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Most interesting. We have just returned from 2 weeks in Scotland and although we took the dry pan we only used it once. Before we went I bought a mini-oven from Aldi and that is much better. It's quite slow, only 800w, but cooked everything we wanted. It will do toast the American way, broiling I think they call it. A whole chicken or jacket pots would have defeated it I think, based on the time it takes. The problem with the dry pan was if you put,say, a quarter chicken in part of it burns where it touches the funnel. Also I am not convinced it actually 'bakes' the food. I think it fries it because my gas ring is larger than the funnel hole in the centre. Anyway, the pan is now back in the garage !
I have an old cast iron dutch oven & have used it for baking potatoes on a camp fire & on top of woodburner at home, just oiled potatoes wrapped in foil & turned over half way through.