What do I use Teleflora Le Saucier for? and other odd cookware

13 years ago

Is it permitted to ask the use of strange cooking utensils here?

I have a Le Saucier by Teleflora, it's a small upright copper pot, looks like tin on the inside? with a removable wood handle. This is one just like it on ebay

A sticker on the bottom says it was made for Teleflora in Portugal in 1984, but that one is only the upper pot. Mine also has the base, a large copper holder for a sterno can or candle, which the upper pot sits on top of.

So what is this supposed to be used for? For keeping gravy hot for serving on the table? If it were to be used to cooking, why not just use a double boiler?

I also have an square of granite, about 8"x8"x.75", set in a white plastic tray. Is this meant to be a trivet for setting hot pots on, or to be warmed in a microwave to keep a dish warm, or someting else? These are both thrift store finds.

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lindac
13 years ago
The Teleflora thing probably came with flowers in it....I have something similar and I use it for melting butter for dipping things like crab and artichoke.The granit thing is most likely a cheese serving board.....the plastic wouldn't do for anything hot
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happyday
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13 years ago
Thanks Linda C!
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bbstx
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I have the granite thing...two actually. It is a warmer. You put the trivet in the microwave for 3 minutes (if you have two, you put them face to face). It will keep food hot for a long time. Not as good as a hot tray, but great for use where you don't have a convenient electrical outlet.
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happyday
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13 years ago
I thought it might be a warmer actually. Thanks bbstx.

Looked it up and it might be a Keep It Hot by Telebrands

It looks like that. The one Amazon review says that their microwave magnetron failed the first time they used the plate. Did you ever have trouble with yours? It's made in China, wonder if they put metal in there somewhere.

The other one is The Original Stonewave Microwave Warming Plate by Emson That one has a glowing review.

Bbstx which one does yours look like? If you have used the first one from Telebrands with no problems I may keep mine, but if yours is the second one from Emson, I may get rid of this one without using it, if it ruins microwaves. Telebrands lost their patent on it.
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Stephen Meloche
8 years ago
I have used mine for making Arabic/ Turkish coffee if you look up Turkish coffee it is normally cooked over fire in a pot very similar to this one how ever terkish coffee pots are hard to come by in Florida also I think it would make very good espresso
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colleenoz
8 years ago
I do not think it would make good espresso. I suspect you don't know what "espresso" means, Stephen. Espresso is not "strong coffee", it is coffee made by forcing the heated water through the coffee grounds under pressure (espresso). That pot is not a closed system and cannot generate any pressure.
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Islay Corbel
8 years ago
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I imagine the pot is for keeping sauces warm and serving rather than cooking. I have the above - with dinky little Breton people on it :)
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carolb_w_fl_coastal_9/10
8 years ago
I had a green enamelled one & always used it for melting butter to pour over popcorn.
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plllog
8 years ago
I think Islay is right because they call it a sauce pot. Cooktops used to often come with a little burner that would fit that, or a similar sized "saucepan", and people also used to just put them over the pilot for melting butter or whatnot, and there would be a little tray or trivet to keep the pot warm on. I've only ever used the saucepan kind. The holder might actually be for a tea light. I'd think sterno would burn too hot. Some sauces break or congeal when they cool, so keeping warm on the table makes sense.

OTOH, it looks more like a Turkish coffee pot to me. ;) So does Islay's, though I trust her that it's supposed to be for sauces.
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