Side Handles For Cookware

A side handle is a load path before it is a design detail: a 2,000 pcs order has to hold a full stockpot by two ears and still let a bare hand move the pot off the ring. Bakelite keeps its mechanical strength at cooking temperature, so the range below is mapped by pot type rather than by handle shape.

Which cookware types take a side handle?

The range covers 5 pot families, all quoted at the same 2,000 pcs minimum, and each one pulls a different ear profile because the wall section and the lift differ. A single-ear saucepan is moved with one hand; a double-ear casserole is lifted by two. Match the family first, then the fixing.

• Skillet and frying pan: pan side handles and saucepan side grips.
• Stockpot and heavy duty: pot side handles, side handle for heavy pot and dual side handles for pots.
• Casserole and Dutch oven: casserole side handles.
• Ear-style and lug: cookware ear handles.
• Grip-style: cookware side grips.

Why does bakelite suit a loaded pot?

A full pot puts the weight of its whole contents into two ears at 160–180°C, and the ear has to stay stiff through a lift that may take ten seconds. Bakelite holds its mechanical strength at that temperature, so the body does not sag toward the wall the way a softening thermoplastic would. The resin is a thermoset: once cured, it keeps the shape pressed into the cavity.

Load arrives at the fixing, not at the grip. A moulded boss spreads the pull into the handle body, and a washer under the screw stops the fixing from crushing the phenolic at the hole. That is why the boss depth and the hole position matter as much as the outer shape.

Technical specifications

The table lists what a 2,000 pcs side handle order carries, including the 160–180°C continuous rating and the 20–25 day container lead time.

How are the two handles mounted?

A pair is fixed with 2 screws or 2 rivets in most pot builds, and the 160–180°C-rated phenolic around those holes is the part that carries the load. All three routes below are quoted in the same 2,000 pcs run.

• Screw and stainless washer through the centre hole.
• Moulded boss that seats flush on a flat pot wall.
• Riveted ear for a pot supplied as a sealed unit.
• Matching single-ear and double-ear bodies on the same fixing centres.

How are the handles made and checked?

Runs are split across 20+ compression presses with a combined 70,000 pcs/day, and each lot is sampled before cartoning rather than after the container is packed.

1. Weigh the PF2A2 or PF2A4-151J charge for the ear size.
2. Preheat the charge and load it into the steel cavity.
3. Close the press and hold until the boss section cures through.
4. Deflash the parting line and dress the fixing seat.
5. Check hole position, boss depth and finish against the drawing and EN 12983-1:2023.

What are the order terms?

MOQ is 2,000 pcs per handle, and a full 20GP container quantity runs 20–25 days after the sample is approved. Colour is approved on a physical part before the run, and repeat orders are pressed on the same cavity so the seat does not shift.

Frequently asked questions

Four questions come back before a 2,000 pcs side handle order is released.

Can one handle fit several pot sizes?

One body covers several pot diameters once the 2,000 pcs run fixes the seat radius and the mounting centres. Send the smallest and the largest pot in the family and the seat is drawn to span both rather than to fit a single wall.

How do I choose between screw and rivet fixing?

The fixing follows the pot wall and whether the pot is serviced in the field, and 2 routes are quoted in the same 2,000 pcs run. A screw with a washer keeps the ear replaceable; a rivet suits a pot sold as a sealed unit.

Do both handles in a pair match in colour?

Both ears in a pair come off the same charge in a 2,000 pcs run, so the 2 parts match and no second mix is introduced mid-run. A pigmented body also holds its colour better than a sprayed one after repeated washing.

What are the order terms?

MOQ is 2,000 pcs, and a full container ships 20–25 days after the sample is signed. Trial lots and repeat lots use the same cavity, so a second order does not need a second sample round.

Key takeaways

• 5 pot families, one material: PF2A2 or PF2A4-151J phenolic rated 160–180°C continuous.
• Screw, boss or rivet fixing chosen from the pot wall, all quoted at 2,000 pcs.
• 20–25 days for a full 20GP container, with every lot checked to EN 12983-1:2023.

Orders start at 2,000 pcs, and a full 20GP container quantity runs 20–25 days. Send the pot family and the ear spacing first; that pair of details decides which body and which fixing are quoted.

Related parts: saucepan side grips, dual side handles for pots, side handle for pot, pot side grips, heat-resistant side handles, and the full bakelite side handle range.

Send the pot family, the ear spacing and the wall thickness to sales@bshouseware.com and we reply with the sample date.