https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 12 Apr 2026 09:22:16 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-do-with-lid-while-cooking#post-1584462 Tue, 22 Apr 2014 17:43:45 +0000 chopsuey 1584462@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I place them on unused burners, or flip upside down and put on the counter. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-do-with-lid-while-cooking#post-1584170 Tue, 22 Apr 2014 15:16:15 +0000 alohaorchid 1584170@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I usually put it down on the counter, they're granite so I don't worry about damaging them. I always put the lid a tiny bit over the edge so that it doesn't create a vacuum. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-do-with-lid-while-cooking#post-1584150 Tue, 22 Apr 2014 15:10:43 +0000 shinymama 1584150@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Handle side up on an empty burner if it's clean/not yet used.</p> <p>On the counter, handle side down, if it's dirty and I'll still need it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-do-with-lid-while-cooking#post-1584076 Tue, 22 Apr 2014 14:42:26 +0000 MrsTiz 1584076@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't use lids very often come to think of it! I set it in the sink or on the cutting board! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-do-with-lid-while-cooking#post-1584039 Tue, 22 Apr 2014 14:24:33 +0000 MaryM 1584039@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Kate really freaked out over that one...</p> <p>Not that she ever did NOT really freak out... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-do-with-lid-while-cooking#post-1584033 Tue, 22 Apr 2014 14:22:18 +0000 swurlygurl 1584033@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MaryM: @spaniellove: HAHA! That's awesome... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-do-with-lid-while-cooking#post-1584019 Tue, 22 Apr 2014 14:17:51 +0000 spaniellove 1584019@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MaryM: Hahaha useful things can be learned from bad tv! :wink: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-do-with-lid-while-cooking#post-1584010 Tue, 22 Apr 2014 14:16:38 +0000 MaryM 1584010@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@spaniellove: I was hoping no one would call me out on how I learned that. Lol! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-do-with-lid-while-cooking#post-1584009 Tue, 22 Apr 2014 14:15:51 +0000 spaniellove 1584009@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MaryM: Didn't that happen on Jon &amp; Kate Plus 8 a long time ago? She put her lid face down on a glass cooktop and when she tried to pick it up the suction cracked the cooktop? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-do-with-lid-while-cooking#post-1584003 Tue, 22 Apr 2014 14:13:57 +0000 kiddosc 1584003@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do the same as @spaniellove, a towel or a pot holder and upside down on the counter. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-do-with-lid-while-cooking#post-1583963 Tue, 22 Apr 2014 14:01:48 +0000 MaryM 1583963@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Pots can be moved just fine.</p> <p>It's just the domed shape of a lid and the air that gets trapped in them that can cause a vacuum. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-do-with-lid-while-cooking#post-1583959 Tue, 22 Apr 2014 14:01:02 +0000 Jenn23 1583959@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MaryM: Oh my, just researched this and the same goes for hot dishes out of the stove, too. I always put them on top of the stove when I take them out of the oven. It never dawned on me this could crack the stovetop! So glad you mentioned this. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-do-with-lid-while-cooking#post-1583954 Tue, 22 Apr 2014 13:58:43 +0000 swurlygurl 1583954@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MaryM: :shocked: That would be rather unfortunate!!!</p> <p>Usually my burners are all full. I have a cast iron pan that I keep up there all the time (too heavy to move around), and then I'm using at least 2 pots/pans, if not all 4.</p> <p>@MsLipGloss: Apparently I just need to bring my cutting board over to the side of the stove! That would actually work out great... it's already dirty, and it will protect my counters...</p> <p>@Anagram: Yes, my lids are always pretty splatter-y, I hate setting them down anywhere :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-do-with-lid-while-cooking#post-1583951 Tue, 22 Apr 2014 13:58:14 +0000 Jenn23 1583951@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MaryM: I always remove pots from the hot burners and move them to a "cold" burner out of the way when they are done cooking and nothing has ever happened like that? What should I do then if the pot is done cooking and I want it off the heat? I hadn't realized this was an issue with a glass top stove. </p> <p>I usually just set it on the stove or cutting board if it is out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-do-with-lid-while-cooking#post-1583919 Tue, 22 Apr 2014 13:50:48 +0000 MaryM 1583919@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do the same as SpanielLove. Upside down on the counter with a towel/potholder</p> <p>We have a glass top so I can't sit it on an empty burner. If you set a hot lid on a cold burner it can create a vacuum and you can shatter the whole top of the stove. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-do-with-lid-while-cooking#post-1583914 Tue, 22 Apr 2014 13:48:52 +0000 spaniellove 1583914@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Since I usually pick it up with a towel, I just rest it upside down on the towel on the counter. That way things don't drip onto the counter. The towel makes it easy to pick up again if it's hot. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-do-with-lid-while-cooking#post-1583848 Tue, 22 Apr 2014 13:29:10 +0000 mediagirl 1583848@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I flip it upside down and put it on the stovetop. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-do-with-lid-while-cooking#post-1583840 Tue, 22 Apr 2014 13:27:53 +0000 Smurfette 1583840@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>empty burner or towel on the counter </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-do-with-lid-while-cooking#post-1583834 Tue, 22 Apr 2014 13:26:35 +0000 TemperanceBrennan 1583834@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do empty burner (we have a glass top, so it's really easy to clean) or counter. We have Formica, so we don't have any issues if it gets dirty.</p> <p>This looks cool:<br /> <a href="http://www.kitchenandcompany.com/Storage-And-Cleaning/Countertop-Organization/Spoon-Rests/_/Trudeau-Pot-Lid-Rest-Support?tc=gfs13&#038;utm_source=google&#038;utm_medium=cpc&#038;utm_content=Trudeau%20Pot%20Lid%20Rest%20Support&#038;gclid=CLOq36Pb9L0CFUYUpAod6F8AFQ" rel="nofollow">http://www.kitchenandcompany.com/Storage-And-Cleaning/Countertop-Organization/Spoon-Rests/_/Trudeau-Pot-Lid-Rest-Support?tc=gfs13&#038;utm_source=google&#038;utm_medium=cpc&#038;utm_content=Trudeau%20Pot%20Lid%20Rest%20Support&#038;gclid=CLOq36Pb9L0CFUYUpAod6F8AFQ</a></p> <p>[attach=3633/14/n4g38b.600x368.pot-lid-holder.PNG] </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-do-with-lid-while-cooking#post-1583827 Tue, 22 Apr 2014 13:24:39 +0000 mrs. wagon 1583827@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Haha I get annoyed by this every time I cook, too!!</p> <p>I usually place it either in the sink (if it's messy) or on an empty burner (if it's clean). If all my burners are taken up I'll just put it in the sink. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-do-with-lid-while-cooking#post-1583825 Tue, 22 Apr 2014 13:23:32 +0000 Andrea 1583825@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Empty burner! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-do-with-lid-while-cooking#post-1583824 Tue, 22 Apr 2014 13:23:21 +0000 pui 1583824@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mae: I do the same! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-do-with-lid-while-cooking#post-1583821 Tue, 22 Apr 2014 13:21:48 +0000 Anagram 1583821@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@swurlygurl: I have that issue, too. I always put it on an empty burner, but I get annoyed that I have to do that, because 1)burners aren't clean and I imagine the yuckiness falling into the food when I put it back on the pot 2) then the area under the burner gets random drippings when I'm not even cooking over that area, giving me more area to clean. yuck.</p> <p>Especially if it's something that bubbles up and splatters on the lid (like curry suace or pasta sauce), then I reallly don't want to lay it on the burner. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-do-with-lid-while-cooking#post-1583806 Tue, 22 Apr 2014 13:18:37 +0000 littlebug 1583806@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I usually just lay it on an empty burner, but there are combination things. </p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Green-Spoon-Holder-Klipy-Design/dp/B007CBCU3K/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1398190405&#038;sr=8-7&#038;keywords=spoon+rest+and+lid+holder" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Green-Spoon-Holder-Klipy-Design/dp/B007CBCU3K/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1398190405&#038;sr=8-7&#038;keywords=spoon+rest+and+lid+holder</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-do-with-lid-while-cooking#post-1583781 Tue, 22 Apr 2014 13:13:30 +0000 Mae 1583781@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I set it on the stove top generally if there is room. If there isn't I stick it in the sink (which is right behind me when I'm standing at the stove) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-do-with-lid-while-cooking#post-1583780 Tue, 22 Apr 2014 13:13:28 +0000 MsLipGloss 1583780@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't cook a lot, but when I do . . . </p> <p>I put the lid on one of the burners I am not using (we have a large cook top, so unless it's a huge lid, it usually fits). For the larger lids, I just put them on the cutting board while I stir/Swedish Chef it up! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-to-do-with-lid-while-cooking#post-1583772 Tue, 22 Apr 2014 13:11:07 +0000 swurlygurl 1583772@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't know if I'm missing something, or just dense, but wtf do you do with a pot/pan lid while you're cooking? Obviously, the idea is to leave it on the pot. But what about when you need to take it off for a couple minutes to turn, stir, add spices, etc? I can't just put it on my counter because they would get damaged. I try to put it on the counter upside down, but then I burn my hand. </p> <p>Luckily (??) I usually have a stack of dirty dishes nearby that I can set it on, but not always, and I'm trying to be better about getting my dishes done. Is there like a lid holder or something I should have? A combo spoon rest/lid holder?</p> <p>I feel like I'm missing something, because I'm always so confused about the logistics of this stupid hot lid... </p>