Kitchen Dragons

This category is for me to describe various tools, pots, pans, etc, that i come across. I figure it can be edumicational!

A double-boiler is used for heating a pot to melt the contents, but without putting the pot in direct association with the heat source. The problem is such: When melting cheese (fondue) or caramel (cheesecake), etc, you need to melt a reasonably large portion of whichever, which means it stays on the heat for a [...]