There are a lot of attractive, hard-wearing, great quality frying pans available for decent prices these days.
Unfortunately, many frying pans dont come with lids.
Instead of scouring the internet for the right fit, just use an overturned mixing bowl.
Usually its for a grilled cheese, or panini-style sandwich Im trying to heat through.
Thats where the lid comes in.
The same method is used for flash-steaming frozen gyoza to help heat the filling in the center.
Usually by inch integerssix, eight, 10, 11, and 12 are the most common.
Using a metal mixing bowl as a lid is easy.
If the lid slides off to one side, you probably need to use a size down.
If the lid fallsintothe pan, then you need one size up.
Exercise caution
check that youre using a metal mixing bowl, not glass.
Be careful taking the metal bowl off the pan.
Use oven mitts to protect your fingers and use two hands to take the hot bowl off.
Personally, I think the versatility alone is worth it.
I rest my case.
