My boyfriend was making burgers and wanted to melt cheese on top of one with a bun covering it. To melt the cheese faster, he put a glass lid over the burger and the steam sucked it into the pan and then it was stuck. I did a Google search for help without much luck.
I left the pan in the fridge for a few days, took it out today and decided to hit the side of the pan against the concrete. The lid came out instantly! Try this instead of other methods and you'll get your pan back in record time!Ask a QuestionHere are the questions asked by community members. Read on to see the answers provided by the ThriftyFun community or ask a new question.
While cooking sausages in an iron pan, I put an aluminum lid on the pan. The lid is stuck on the pan now. I tried cooling the pan, which released pressure, but the lid is still stuck.
By mtm
Sometimes a very thin paring knife tip will release the pressure inside. You could also put it in the freezer. Things tend to shrink up in there and the lid, being aluminum will freeze faster than the cast iron. Good luck!
Heat the pan again and quickly remove the lid. If you have to, put a cold, wet cloth on the lid. The heat should expand the bottom (the pan) and the lid should lift out. Don't leave it while the pan is heating.
Heat the pan on a hob, and turn the pan upside down over a sink and keep hitting with a hard object e.g rolling pin. Repeat this process.
It worked thank you. It popped up and scared me but it worked
The paring knife worked perfectly!! Kudos, dinner is saved
Heyyy!!! Great!!! Advise!!! It worked in 5 seconds.... medium heat and my own hand... I just put a wet kitchen cloth on top of the lid!!!!
Thank you so much.... You save me a dinner .. I have cooked a curry for first time and the pan got stuck... Cooking is not easy
Oh my gosh it worked - Thank You !! I wet a cloth and put on lid and put it back on the stove off the lid came very quickly was having chicken and rice and - have never had this happen before - thanks again for your help !!
Yes my steel vessel and lid were unseparable after all the water boiled away, creating a hot vacuum. Placed it in freezer for an hour only, and the lid slid off!
Worked first time. Only one, medium strength, strike required. Can't thank you enough!
It really wasn't helpful , it really didnt work, the lid is still stuck on my pan. What do I do??!!! I really need to make food for my kids but I can't .It was stuck since yesterday and we haven't even eaten anything for a whole day!
put it back on the stove, put some ice cubes around the lid, as soon as they start melting you should be able to lift it up
This has never happened before. It was made worse by it being Calphalon Skillet with a Glass Lid with a metal rim. It took at least 45 minutes to get it to release.
This has never happened before. It was made worse by it being Calphalon Skillet with a Glass Lid with a metal rim. It took at least 45 minutes to get it to release.
After finally putting in freezer after trying other tips. I noticed a bit of liquid was oozing out around one side of the lid.....I got the paring knife and kept pushing it carefully in.......OMGoodness it finally pulled away.
This worked when all the other suggestions didnt! Thank you!
Heating the pan , turning it upside down and hitting it with a rolling pin worked immediately! Thank you! I was desperate.
