Lids With Open Vent Holes

[gulfporter]

I hate 'em.  

 

Been using broken toothpicks (see pic) to plug them. 

 

Actually works pretty well, but mi esposo is the family dishwasher and he complains he gets stabbed by them.  I leave them in rather than replace every time I use a lid.  Getting good tight fit takes awhile and I'd prefer not to go thru that every night or so.  

 

Any better solutions, short of tossing these lids in the trash and buying new ones without vent holes?  

 

Or maybe everyone else loves these vent holes??  

 

 

 

[Smithy]

40 minutes ago, gulfporter said:

I hate 'em.  

 

Been using broken toothpicks (see pic) to plug them. 

 

Actually works pretty well, but mi esposo is the family dishwasher and he complains he gets stabbed by them.  I leave them in rather than replace every time I use a lid.  Getting good tight fit takes awhile and I'd prefer not to go thru that every night or so.  

 

Any better solutions, short of tossing these lids in the trash and buying new ones without vent holes?  

 

Or maybe everyone else loves these vent holes??  

 

 

 

 

I have to admit, the vent holes don't bother me. Why don't you like them? 

 

Given the number of toothpicks you have in there, I bet you could find a small rubber or cork stopper to fit in there. At least, you could in the USA but I don't know your shopping situation. Could you improvise a stopper with crumpled aluminum foil? It would probably collect water, especially during the washing-up, but it wouldn't stab su esposo, el pobrecito.

 

Depending on the diameter, one place to look for stoppers might be in an auto shop or machine shop if there's one nearby. Tubes with liquid (brake fluid, for example) are often stopped with small stoppers when the connection is opened for some work, to keep the contents from dribbling out.

[gulfporter]

Amazon has a lot of little rubberish plugs.  They seem to only come in packs of 100 or so, all in various sizes.  I don't need that many!  And no idea what size I might need.  

 

I hate the vent holes as often I don't want something vented; I want a strong seal for a hot steam.  

 

 

[Smithy]

2 minutes ago, gulfporter said:

Amazon has a lot of little rubberish plugs.  They seem to only come in packs of 100 or so, all in various sizes.  I don't need that many!  And no idea what size I might need.  

 

I hate the vent holes as often I don't want something vented; I want a strong seal for a hot steam.  

 

 

 

Do you have a ruler, so you can measure the hole diameter? If so, and if you have access to the shops I mentioned or associated supply shops nearby, you might be able to get what you need without buying a huge pack. 

[gulfporter]

@Smithy I doubt a ruler would get an accurate measure.  Maybe a micrometer??  I don't have a micrometer.  

 

 

[Tropicalsenior]

I would use an epoxy. Here in costa rica , we can buy something called poxi pol that is almost like An epoxy putty. Should be permanent.

[gulfporter]

6 minutes ago, Tropicalsenior said:

I would use an epoxy. Here in costa rica , we can buy something called poxi pol that is almost like An epoxy putty. Should be permanent.

 

Thought about that, but aren't most epoxies kind of toxic??  I use them for other household repairs, but in a lid over high temperature steam that condenses and falls into the pan, I am suspect of the food safety. 

[blue_dolphin]

You could try Sugru (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) if you have some around. 

[Tropicalsenior]

This is an article I found on epoxy and food safety.

[dcarch]

I wish they would make the hole whistle when whatever you are cooking  boils, just like a tea pot.

I don't know how many nonstick pan I have destroyed after the water burned away.

 

dcarch

 

  

Edited 49 minutes ago by dcarch (log)

[gfweb]

Why not cotton?

 

or a rolled-up paper towel ?

Edited 4 minutes ago by gfweb (log)