Can you help-what's this pan? *with pics down the page*

HeidiBoo_2

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frivolous_fay

Sounds a bit bain marie-ish.

MoaningMyrtle

It sounds like a Bain Marie - A water bath for making sauces, custards, melting chocolate etc.

The hot water doesn't touch the bottom of the pan on top so it doesn't boil and 'split'.

You can create the same effect with a saucepan and pyrex bowl resting on top.

Some people collect copper kitchenware don't they? Sounds industrial more than domestic.

MrsBartolozzi

I'd second the bain-marie idea.

esmf73

Google the maker and see what happens - or look on ebay and see how much one is going for.

Seakay

Possibly something used in a bakery to make confectioners custard etc.

I have a double saucepan that can be used in the same way but doesn't have a bowl shape on the inner pan.

Yours sounds very good - I believe that copper conducts heat particularly well and evenly.

I Googled and T Errington were (are?) a Portsmouth firm

MrsBartolozzi

Judging from the prices of copper bain-maries (or double boilers - loads more hits from google for this name) you shouldn't give it away for a fiver!
New ones are going for well over £200!!

sb44

Seem like the company was based in Portsmouth but that is all I can find from a google search.

Is it something like this type of thing on ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BAINE-MARIE-GENTLE-HEAT-BAIN-MARIE-DOUBLE-BOILER-PAN_W0QQitemZ380155741853QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_HomeGarden_Kitchen_Cookware_GL?hash=item58830c469d&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

HeidiBoo_2

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thriftlady_2

Sounds like a double boiler to me. I have a stainless steel one. you use them for melting chocolate or cooking custards, hollandaise sauce and other tricky sauces.

HeidiBoo_2

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