July 20, 2018 - 3:51pm
Best silicone handle for combo cooker?
I recently acquired a Lodge 3.2 qt combo cooker and love it. Forgot to get a silicone handle, and reading reviews it seems that Lodge doesn't have a good product in that regard. Any recommended brands? I know to use it only when moving the pan. My hands are small and often silicone gloves don't feel secure for something this heavy. Thanks!
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a figure "8" silicone grip for a heavy load might be handy. Something you can sling under the handle and then loop over the pot and under the short handle. Something that has just enough slack to hold everything together but not be loose. Could lift the whole pot or just the top with one hand. Maybe get some ideas on making your own with high temp silicone and natural rope or cable or high temp flat rope.
I looked up: Figure eight silicone grip
and ended up in weightlifting... checking out your local weightlifting equipment shop... might be a lot of fun!!!
Wouldn't know about the hot temps, something to ask.
Take the pot and a friend with you. :)
There are a few shops online where you can these. They aren't expensive. You may have to check dimensions that can handle your particular pot. For example you will find a complete set for sale now at S19.99 in different colors. Try this or else Google for silicone handles for more online sources. https://www.kitchenaddiction.com/collections/kitchen-addiction/products/6-piece-silicone-kitchen-set. Good luck.
(Apologies for posting in a stale thread. I found it while searching for something else. Maybe someone searching from the web will find this late response and consider it helpful.)
I do NOT recommend the Lodge "Mini Silicone Hot Handle Holder." I use it on a 10 inch and a 12 inch Lodge cast iron skillets. It fits many other Lodge cast iron products, including the combo cooker.
It slides on and off easily enough, but takes a little pressure. The pan or pot may slide or move on the stove unless you stabilize it from the opposite side. I use the "Silicone Assist Handle Holder" opposite the handle.
The real issue is that if you leave Mini Silicone Hot Handle Holder on the handle of a cast iron skillet or pot that is on a hot burner, then the Mini Silicone Hot Handle Holder will get too hot to hold with a bare hand. You still have to use gloves or some other pot holder. It provides some insulation to the gloves, I suppose. I don't bother. I just put on the gloves when I need to grab the hot handle.
NOT RECOMMENDED:
https://www.lodgecastiron.com/product/mini-silicone-handle-holder?sku=ASHHM11
Silicone Assist Handle Holder - it works okay but not great. Included here for those who read my comments above:
https://www.lodgecastiron.com/product/silicone-assist-handle-holder?sku=ASAHH11