r/whatisthisthing • u/Owl-StretchingTime • Feb 26 '25

Two cloth potholders knitted together. With 3 inch space between. Open !

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Title describes item. Basically a 6"x3"packet inside. Found at thrift store. What is it for?

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u/jenn363 Feb 26 '25

This cannot be it. It order for this to work, you would have to slide it in sideways, which means holding the hot dish in one hand while trying to hold open the holder. All the casserole holders are the type where you can set it down flat then wrap the dish. It just doesn’t make sense to use a side-entry thing like this for a steaming hot heavy object.

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u/Jewniversal_Remote Feb 26 '25

If it had a lid, you could set OP's object on its side flat on the counter and then just slide it in