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half-moon shaped cooking pot?

My husband brought home an antique cooking pot for meIt is a half moon shaped aluminium pot with a handle at one of the pointsThe points are rounded and it has a lidI haven't measured how much liquid will fit in it yet but my guess is about 10 cups or soI have no idea what this is forHelp please.

Answer:

Some pots like that come from the precurser to the steam tableThe sat in large pots on the stove to keep things hotThere was an old electric stove that the back left burner would lower down by twisting and unlocking it, and a pot would sit down in it with the warming pots inside.

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