Does anyone know what this is?
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A giant tea infuser, or something Alton Brown would make you cook with on cut throat kitchen.
How big is it and how big are the holes?
It is cast iron. I only have a pic of the item. Looking at the background the squares on checkered table clothes like that are usually a couple of inches or so to a side, so that would show some scale for the size of it.
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It's a chestnut roaster
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[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhzxQCTCI3E"]Nat King Cole - Chestnuts roasting on an open fire - YouTube[/ame]
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I'd say its a Spetzel press or a Potato ricer.
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High speed fly swatter. The holes decrease drag. 
SWAG: A utensil for frying, but frying what, I don't know.
If it were for boiling, it likely wouldn't be cast iron due to its weight. Because it's cast iron, I say it's for deep frying. What I don't know is what might need to be encased like this when it's fried. Most things cooked in deep fat form a crust that holds the item together. What, when placed in deep fat, falls apart but needs to be kept together?
If it were for boiling, it likely wouldn't be cast iron due to its weight. Because it's cast iron, I say it's for deep frying. What I don't know is what might need to be encased like this when it's fried. Most things cooked in deep fat form a crust that holds the item together. What, when placed in deep fat, falls apart but needs to be kept together?
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I concur with OSD. It is definitely a chestnut roaster. No doubt about it. You can put this one to bed.
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I've never seen a chestnut roaster. Was wondering about a steamer of some kind, but I agree that I don't think it would be CI.
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Handle length means nothing on these. Same length as a frying pan. This type of roaster was made to set on the coals or on a cooking grate just above the fire. Usually these were used in a fireplace.
They were not the long-handled types that were held in the hand that did not have a cover. That type was mostly used outdoors around a fire, but sometimes in the fireplace.
I remember when I was a young kid(close to 60 yrs ago), my GrandMa had one of these and only used it around the Holidays.
They were not the long-handled types that were held in the hand that did not have a cover. That type was mostly used outdoors around a fire, but sometimes in the fireplace.
I remember when I was a young kid(close to 60 yrs ago), my GrandMa had one of these and only used it around the Holidays.
