I'm not sure if your frying pan is like the one with the tall lid and vent on top and the temp dial on the handle. My mother used to fix roasts in ours so she didn't have to heat up the oven in the summer time. I used one for a long time until my 'ex' broke it. If I could find another and had the counter space, I would use it often. I fixed meatloaves for sandwiches later which you could do mini meatloaves like 1/2pound loaves. You could do spaghetti without cooking the noodles in a separate pot. Just lay the noodles in the meat sauce, cook slow for a few minutes then simmer with the lid on.