Anyone recognise this casserole dish with hole in centre?

Hotgossip · 13-04-2013, 16:09

In a charity shop today I saw what appeared to be a round stoneware type casserole dish with lid.

When I took the lid off however it had me stumped. It was deep and in the centre was a hole. If you can imagine one of those ring moulds for rice dishes it was a bit like that so the hole was at the top.

I have been thinking about it being a tagine but as far as I can see they are just a base (with no hole) with a high domed lid. This wasn't like this.

I'd love to know what it was. Thanks in advance.

stud u like · 13-04-2013, 16:18

Do you mean a steam hole?

aggielane · 13-04-2013, 16:20

It could be a Bundt casserole dish.
http://www.fourwindsgallery-colorado...bundt-cake-pan

Yeah_Jackie · 13-04-2013, 16:21

Yes it sounds like a Bundt pan / dish.

Hotgossip · 13-04-2013, 16:48

Thank you all 3 of you. It looked just like the pic aggie.

I am still pondering over why it would have a lid though. Years ago I had a metal ring thing which I used to make sponges in and then fill with fruit etc but it's not usual to put a lid on is it?

What else could I use it for?

I think I might have to go back and see if it's still for sale. It was £4.

breppo · 14-04-2013, 07:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hotgossip

Thank you all 3 of you. It looked just like the pic aggie.

I am still pondering over why it would have a lid though. Years ago I had a metal ring thing which I used to make sponges in and then fill with fruit etc but it's not usual to put a lid on is it?

What else could I use it for?

I think I might have to go back and see if it's still for sale. It was £4.

I was told the lid makes it possible to use it on a stove, the original Dutch oven (not the cowboy thingy with legs).

aggielane · 14-04-2013, 11:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hotgossip

Thank you all 3 of you. It looked just like the pic aggie.

I am still pondering over why it would have a lid though. Years ago I had a metal ring thing which I used to make sponges in and then fill with fruit etc but it's not usual to put a lid on is it?

What else could I use it for?

I think I might have to go back and see if it's still for sale. It was £4.

http://iowagirleats.com/2012/11/04/b...en-vegetables/

Gig ghosts · 14-04-2013, 12:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hotgossip

In a charity shop today I saw what appeared to be a round stoneware type casserole dish with lid.

When I took the lid off however it had me stumped. It was deep and in the centre was a hole. If you can imagine one of those ring moulds for rice dishes it was a bit like that so the hole was at the top.

I have been thinking about it being a tagine but as far as I can see they are just a base (with no hole) with a high domed lid. This wasn't like this.

I'd love to know what it was. Thanks in advance.

Reminds me of something I saw in Sainsburys: A Wok with holes in it. I just stared at it for 30 seconds thinking, wtf? Turns out its a BBQ Wok. I still don't get it though. Surely to stir-fry on the BBQ, you're going to need oil, which is going to drip into the BBQ and cause a whole heap of acrid smoke

Hotgossip · 14-04-2013, 14:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by aggielane

http://iowagirleats.com/2012/11/04/b...en-vegetables/

What a good idea.

I don't think mine would be big enough to cook a family sized chicken, but a weeny one for one person would be excellent I think.

Hotgossip · 14-04-2013, 14:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by breppo

I was told the lid makes it possible to use it on a stove, the original Dutch oven (not the cowboy thingy with legs).

I can't imagine making a cake on the stove but thanks.

breppo · 14-04-2013, 18:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hotgossip

I can't imagine making a cake on the stove but thanks.

People had to. In the north of the Netherlands and Northern Germany for instance there were a lot of people who didn't have an oven at home. The lucky ones lived in villages with a community oven were you could bring your stuff to get baked.. It was only after WWII that more and more people got their own ovens.
It was only ten years ago that the last community deep freeze facility was closed in a village not far from my hometown.
Can you imagine?

degsyhufc · 14-04-2013, 18:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by aggielane

http://iowagirleats.com/2012/11/04/b...en-vegetables/

Anyone fancy roast chicken right about now?

13-04-2013, 16:09	#1
Hotgossip Inactive Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 16,816	Anyone recognise this casserole dish with hole in centre? In a charity shop today I saw what appeared to be a round stoneware type casserole dish with lid. When I took the lid off however it had me stumped. It was deep and in the centre was a hole. If you can imagine one of those ring moulds for rice dishes it was a bit like that so the hole was at the top. I have been thinking about it being a tagine but as far as I can see they are just a base (with no hole) with a high domed lid. This wasn't like this. I'd love to know what it was. Thanks in advance.

13-04-2013, 16:18	#2
stud u like Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The Sunny Side Of The Street Posts: 40,105	Do you mean a steam hole?

13-04-2013, 16:20	#3
aggielane Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 4,428	It could be a Bundt casserole dish. http://www.fourwindsgallery-colorado...bundt-cake-pan

13-04-2013, 16:21	#4
Yeah_Jackie Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Jackie's World Posts: 15,321	Yes it sounds like a Bundt pan / dish.

13-04-2013, 16:48	#5
Hotgossip Inactive Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 16,816	Thank you all 3 of you. It looked just like the pic aggie. I am still pondering over why it would have a lid though. Years ago I had a metal ring thing which I used to make sponges in and then fill with fruit etc but it's not usual to put a lid on is it? What else could I use it for? I think I might have to go back and see if it's still for sale. It was £4.

14-04-2013, 07:35	#6
breppo Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Cathedral of Motorcycle Racing Posts: 2,410	Quote: Originally Posted by Hotgossip Thank you all 3 of you. It looked just like the pic aggie. I am still pondering over why it would have a lid though. Years ago I had a metal ring thing which I used to make sponges in and then fill with fruit etc but it's not usual to put a lid on is it? What else could I use it for? I think I might have to go back and see if it's still for sale. It was £4. I was told the lid makes it possible to use it on a stove, the original Dutch oven (not the cowboy thingy with legs).

14-04-2013, 11:02	#7
aggielane Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 4,428	Quote: Originally Posted by Hotgossip Thank you all 3 of you. It looked just like the pic aggie. I am still pondering over why it would have a lid though. Years ago I had a metal ring thing which I used to make sponges in and then fill with fruit etc but it's not usual to put a lid on is it? What else could I use it for? I think I might have to go back and see if it's still for sale. It was £4. http://iowagirleats.com/2012/11/04/b...en-vegetables/

14-04-2013, 12:30	#8
Gig ghosts Inactive Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 41	Quote: Originally Posted by Hotgossip In a charity shop today I saw what appeared to be a round stoneware type casserole dish with lid. When I took the lid off however it had me stumped. It was deep and in the centre was a hole. If you can imagine one of those ring moulds for rice dishes it was a bit like that so the hole was at the top. I have been thinking about it being a tagine but as far as I can see they are just a base (with no hole) with a high domed lid. This wasn't like this. I'd love to know what it was. Thanks in advance. Reminds me of something I saw in Sainsburys: A Wok with holes in it. I just stared at it for 30 seconds thinking, wtf? Turns out its a BBQ Wok. I still don't get it though. Surely to stir-fry on the BBQ, you're going to need oil, which is going to drip into the BBQ and cause a whole heap of acrid smoke

14-04-2013, 14:42	#9
Hotgossip Inactive Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 16,816	Quote: Originally Posted by aggielane http://iowagirleats.com/2012/11/04/b...en-vegetables/ What a good idea. I don't think mine would be big enough to cook a family sized chicken, but a weeny one for one person would be excellent I think.

14-04-2013, 14:43	#10
Hotgossip Inactive Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 16,816	Quote: Originally Posted by breppo I was told the lid makes it possible to use it on a stove, the original Dutch oven (not the cowboy thingy with legs). I can't imagine making a cake on the stove but thanks.

14-04-2013, 18:19	#11
breppo Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Cathedral of Motorcycle Racing Posts: 2,410	Quote: Originally Posted by Hotgossip I can't imagine making a cake on the stove but thanks. People had to. In the north of the Netherlands and Northern Germany for instance there were a lot of people who didn't have an oven at home. The lucky ones lived in villages with a community oven were you could bring your stuff to get baked.. It was only after WWII that more and more people got their own ovens. It was only ten years ago that the last community deep freeze facility was closed in a village not far from my hometown. Can you imagine?

14-04-2013, 18:25	#12
degsyhufc Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Up North Posts: 58,791	Quote: Originally Posted by aggielane http://iowagirleats.com/2012/11/04/b...en-vegetables/ Anyone fancy roast chicken right about now?

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Anyone recognise this casserole dish with hole in centre?