Thread: Are lids for cooking pots being sold by retailers?

"Yes" <[email protected]> ha scritto nel messaggio
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> I've been looking for a lid for I believe an 8' pan and a 10' pan I
> bought a long time ago. The pans are in good shape for my use, but
> I've gone to my local grocery store, a Williams-sonoma (sp?) store and
> Wal-Mart trying to find a lid to buy for each. No luck. Are lids
> available for purchase independently of the pan these days?

Find a restaurant supply store and buy the flat aluminum lids that cover
several different sized pots.

On Nov 8, 10:52*am, "Yes" <no...@invalid.invalid> wrote:
> I've been looking for a lid for I believe an 8' pan and a 10' pan I
> bought a long time ago. *The pans are in good shape for my use, but
> I've gone to my local grocery store, a Williams-sonoma (sp?) store and
> Wal-Mart trying to find a lid to buy for each. *No luck. *Are lids
> available for purchase independently of the pan these days?
>

Who made them? Some pans were made to be sold without lids. I bought
some pan lids for Farberware from the Farberware outlet store, which
I'm not sure still exists.

"Yes" wrote in message news:j9btp0$bd7$[email protected]..

I've been looking for a lid for I believe an 8' pan and a 10' pan I
bought a long time ago. The pans are in good shape for my use, but
I've gone to my local grocery store, a Williams-sonoma (sp?) store and
Wal-Mart trying to find a lid to buy for each. No luck. Are lids
available for purchase independently of the pan these days?

Thanks,

John

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If you can't find lids, you might consider buying the very cheapest pan (or
even pan set) *with* lids. Discard the pans and keep the lids. This isn't
ideal, but it's better than having a pan without a lid.

MaryL

On Tue, 8 Nov 2011 18:52:16 +0000 (UTC), "Yes" <[email protected]>
wrote:

> I've been looking for a lid for I believe an 8' pan and a 10' pan I
> bought a long time ago. The pans are in good shape for my use, but
> I've gone to my local grocery store, a Williams-sonoma (sp?) store and
> Wal-Mart trying to find a lid to buy for each. No luck. Are lids
> available for purchase independently of the pan these days?
>

Find a restaurant supply store. The lids won't be pretty, but they'll
get the job done.

--
All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.

On Tue, 8 Nov 2011 20:12:22 +0100, "Giusi" <[email protected]> wrote:

>
> "Yes" <[email protected]> ha scritto nel messaggio
> news:j9btp0$bd7$[email protected]..
> > I've been looking for a lid for I believe an 8' pan and a 10' pan I
> > bought a long time ago. The pans are in good shape for my use, but
> > I've gone to my local grocery store, a Williams-sonoma (sp?) store and
> > Wal-Mart trying to find a lid to buy for each. No luck. Are lids
> > available for purchase independently of the pan these days?
>
> Find a restaurant supply store and buy the flat aluminum lids that cover
> several different sized pots.
>
I know what you're talking about, but if he brings measurements he'll
be able to find something that fits the pan.

--
All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.

"Yes" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:j9btp0$bd7$[email protected]
> I've been looking for a lid for I believe an 8' pan and a 10' pan I
> bought a long time ago. The pans are in good shape for my use, but
> I've gone to my local grocery store, a Williams-sonoma (sp?) store
> and
> Wal-Mart trying to find a lid to buy for each. No luck. Are lids
> available for purchase independently of the pan these days?
>
> Thanks,
>
> John

Amazon has several kinds and sizes.

Felice

On 8-Nov-2011, "Yes" <[email protected]> wrote:

> I've been looking for a lid for I believe an 8' pan and a 10' pan I
> bought a long time ago. The pans are in good shape for my use, but
> I've gone to my local grocery store, a Williams-sonoma (sp?) store and
> Wal-Mart trying to find a lid to buy for each. No luck. Are lids
> available for purchase independently of the pan these days?
>
> Thanks,
>
> John

Tops Fitz-All is a line of hard-to-find replacement parts; I usually find
them at Ace Hardware or online at Ace Hardware Outlet. Here's the list of
Fitz-All parts available at the outlet today, among them is a 10" pan lid.
http://www.acehardwareoutlet.com/Sea...ufacturer=TOPS

In addition to the Tops lid, you'll find two other brands, RSVP and Nordic
Ware on Amazon; RSVP claims to fit 7-12" pans, while Nordic Ware claims 12".

I have used several of the Fitz-All products, though not the pan lid, and
found them to be of good quality. A set of handles saved my small crock
pot when the originals disintegrated; the Fitz-All handles have outlasted
the originals by a wide margin.
--

Change Cujo to Juno in email address.

Yes wrote:
>
> I've been looking for a lid for I believe an 8' pan and a 10' pan I
> bought a long time ago. The pans are in good shape for my use, but
> I've gone to my local grocery store, a Williams-sonoma (sp?) store and
> Wal-Mart trying to find a lid to buy for each. No luck. Are lids
> available for purchase independently of the pan these days?

A couple Asian food stores near me have glass lids
in a range of sizes in their housewares sections.
If there is an Asian food store near you, I'd suggest
looking there.

"Yes" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:j9btp0$bd7$[email protected]..
> I've been looking for a lid for I believe an 8' pan and a 10' pan I
> bought a long time ago. The pans are in good shape for my use, but
> I've gone to my local grocery store, a Williams-sonoma (sp?) store and
> Wal-Mart trying to find a lid to buy for each. No luck. Are lids
> available for purchase independently of the pan these days?
>
> Thanks,
>
> John

A few years ago I was given a universal pan lid as a gift. Strange gift
since I had mentioned to the giver of the gift that when I replaced my pans
I kept the lids. I rarely use the lids and the old lids were in good shape,
but the pans were not. I have Revereware. They changed the shape of the
pans but all of the lids would still fit something.

Anyway... I just did a search for universal lids and they are still being
sold.

On Nov 8, 1:52*pm, "Yes" <no...@invalid.invalid> wrote:
> I've been looking for a lid for I believe an 8' pan and a 10' pan I
> bought a long time ago. *The pans are in good shape for my use, but
> I've gone to my local grocery store, a Williams-sonoma (sp?) store and
> Wal-Mart trying to find a lid to buy for each. *No luck. *Are lids
> available for purchase independently of the pan these days?
>
> Thanks,
>
> John

Try Amazon, they seem to sell everything.

Lucille

Yes <[email protected]> wrote:
> I've been looking for a lid for I believe an 8' pan and a 10' pan I
> bought a long time ago. The pans are in good shape for my use, but
> I've gone to my local grocery store, a Williams-sonoma (sp?) store and
> Wal-Mart trying to find a lid to buy for each. No luck. Are lids
> available for purchase independently of the pan these days?
>
> Thanks,
>
> John

Check out thrift stores. There are bunches of pots and pans, often junk, but
with serviceable lids. Sometimes you might even score something good. And
you might ask for lids since sometimes they seem to get separated from their
pots and pans. I envision a big pile of homeless pot lids in the back room
of every thrift store.

MartyB

On Nov 8, 2:43*pm, "Nunya Bidnits" <nunyabidn...@eternal-
september.invalid> wrote:
> Yes <no...@invalid.invalid> wrote:
> > I've been looking for a lid for I believe an 8' pan and a 10' pan I
> > bought a long time ago. *The pans are in good shape for my use, but
> > I've gone to my local grocery store, a Williams-sonoma (sp?) store and
> > Wal-Mart trying to find a lid to buy for each. *No luck. *Are lids
> > available for purchase independently of the pan these days?
>
> > Thanks,
>
> > John
>
> Check out thrift stores. There are bunches of pots and pans, often junk, but
> with serviceable lids. Sometimes you might even score something good. And
> you might ask for lids since sometimes they seem to get separated from their
> pots and pans. I envision a big pile of homeless pot lids in the back room
> of every thrift store.
>
> MartyB

Thrift stores are a great idea. My husband went to our local Goodwill
store looking for Halloween costume accessories, and came home with a
Le Creuset tea kettle for 1.40! It's missing the stopper thingy on the
spout, but works fine for our purpose on the wood stove.

Yes wrote:
> I've been looking for a lid for I believe an 8' pan and a 10' pan I
> bought a long time ago. The pans are in good shape for my use, but
> I've gone to my local grocery store, a Williams-sonoma (sp?) store and
> Wal-Mart trying to find a lid to buy for each. No luck. Are lids
> available for purchase independently of the pan these days?
>
> Thanks,
>
> John

Try using a pie pan. Inverted works too.

Not the best solution, but it'll work until you find something else.

In article <j9c8ig$rq2$[email protected]>, [email protected] says...
>
> "Yes" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:j9btp0$bd7$[email protected]..
> > I've been looking for a lid for I believe an 8' pan and a 10' pan I
> > bought a long time ago. The pans are in good shape for my use, but
> > I've gone to my local grocery store, a Williams-sonoma (sp?) store and
> > Wal-Mart trying to find a lid to buy for each. No luck. Are lids
> > available for purchase independently of the pan these days?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > John
>
> A few years ago I was given a universal pan lid as a gift. Strange gift
> since I had mentioned to the giver of the gift that when I replaced my pans
> I kept the lids. I rarely use the lids and the old lids were in good shape,
> but the pans were not. I have Revereware. They changed the shape of the
> pans but all of the lids would still fit something.
>
> Anyway... I just did a search for universal lids and they are still being
> sold.

If you've got a friend with a band saw you can make a perfectly
serviceable lid from a piece of aluminum and a cabinet knob from Home
Depot. Just saw it the right size.

J. Clarke wrote:

> > -- snipped--
> >
>
> If you've got a friend with a band saw you can make a perfectly
> serviceable lid from a piece of aluminum and a cabinet knob from Home
> Depot. Just saw it the right size.

LOL. No, I don't, but I do remember that my mother had had a skillet
pan made for her. This would have been about 50+ years ago. That
thing could take a beating, keep on ticking and also make a handy tool
if you had really wanted to hit someone over the head with it :-)
Don't remember whatever became of it.

John

Thanks for everyone's responses. I don't buy cookware very often and
wasn't aware of alternative places (to department stores or grocery
stores) where one could buy cookware items. Also, I wan't aware of the
term "universal lid".

I think I'll probably try the suggestion of Ace ??? store because they
have at least one location here in town; hopefully they don't require a
membership, but if they do I might be able to work around that.

John

On 9-Nov-2011, "Yes" <[email protected]> wrote:

> I think I'll probably try the suggestion of Ace ??? store because they
> have at least one location here in town; hopefully they don't require a
> membership, but if they do I might be able to work around that.
>
> John

Ace Hardware does not require a membership; it is a plain, old-fashioned
hardware store. To compete with the big-box Depots and such, they carry a
few things out of ordinary; but, every store doesn't carry every item. If
the store doesn't have what you want, order online and select the free
delivery to local store.
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Change Cujo to Juno in email address.

On Nov 8, 1:52*pm, "Yes" <no...@invalid.invalid> wrote:
> I've been looking for a lid for I believe an 8' pan and a 10' pan I
> bought a long time ago. *The pans are in good shape for my use, but
> I've gone to my local grocery store, a Williams-sonoma (sp?) store and
> Wal-Mart trying to find a lid to buy for each. *No luck. *Are lids
> available for purchase independently of the pan these days?
>
> Thanks,
>
> John

I have a universal lid which fits over all my skillets. I have never
lost a lid which came with any saucepans.