What is an oblong skillet for?

you indeed have a fish skillet. and they are indeed likely very high quality.

because of the copper at the bottom, you will have even heat distribution, and it will not be necessary to heat one side then the other. just preheat the pan on low for about 5 minutes before adding oil and turning the heat up to where you want it to give the pan time to heat all the way to the ends.

they are broiler safe as well. the broiler will not tarnish the copper. exposure to moist air will, so keep them dry. the green patina that forms over time is actually a good thing, as it protects the copper from corrosion. to clean copper, lemon halves dipped in salt will do the job.

even though these pans were designed for fish, you can use them for normal everyday cooking. the oval shape allows you to have more large pans going on the stovetop at the same time. you know how 2 or 3 large round skillets tend to crowd each other? you may find the oval shapes handy, not to mention really cool and vintage-y looking. good for you for spotting such a treasure at the estate sale!

Are they electric? If for the oven then I would guess anything could go in them as long as there is a sauce to go in the recipe. Or if for the top of the stove just put both burners on to saute things. Copper is a great heat keeper so you would not need a high flame.

Turkey Soup: Cut the turkey into chew-sized chunks (I commonly handiest use chicken, however darkish meat is fine, too). Depending on how so much turkey you have got, reduce up approximately three-five carrots, three-five stalks of celery, one million/two-one million onion, two-three cloves of garlic, and five-eight potatoes. Put the whole thing in a pot and pour in hen inventory till you have got reached a well soup consistency (relying on whether or not you opt for your soup chunky or brothy). Add a few thyme, rosemary, and a bay leaf. Cook the soup till the carrots and potatoes are performed. Salt and pepper to style.

What are the dimensions? They are most prob made for prof use-poss restaurant but I would assume flat top grill -not broiler use-copper bottom cookery is hardly used in a broiler due to the long cleaning time-polishing -etc. I would really like to see these as they sound unique to me.

Haven't seen those, but I do have some square cast iron and some rectangular griddle cast irons!

Depending on the depth, they would be great for making pancakes, 2 per pan rather than just the one in round pan.

those would be super cool hanging on the kitchen wall!

The copper bottom distributes the heat. I don't know why they are oblong though. Maybe you are right, fish...or if they are all metal, you can bake bread in them?

Guess for what ever you would like to use them for. If they are oven safe than would make a good casserole dish. Heat on stove than bake and serve.

maybe they are for camping use.