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Home & KitchenChapter 1 of 5

The Real Reason Your Pan Handle Has a Hole

It Is Made for Hanging

That little hole isn't just decoration. Here is what it's for, and a handy trick it allows.

A stainless steel frying pan hanging by the hole in its handle from a kitchen wall rail
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Look at many frying pans and saucepans, and you will find a small hole at the end of the handle.

Its main job is simple: it lets you hang the pan up.

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Hanging pans on a hook or rail saves cupboard space and keeps your most-used pans within easy reach.

In a small kitchen, a simple wall rail can free up a whole cupboard.

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