What does "saute pan" mean?

A piece of cookware that has straight sides and a large surface area, both of which are ideal for tasks like searing meat or reducing a pan sauce.

What is a synonym for "saute pan"?

Common synonyms include: skillets.

Saute pan

noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
A piece of cookware that has straight sides and a large surface area, both of which are ideal for tasks like searing meat or reducing a pan sauce.
"Although a cast-iron frying pan will brown food extremely well (and can serve if you don't want to buy a saute pan), a saute pan has higher, straighter sides and is available in large sizes."

Synonyms

All synonyms

skillets

Example

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"Although a cast-iron frying pan will brown food extremely well (and can serve if you don't want to buy a saute pan), a saute pan has higher, straighter sides and is available in large sizes."

Etymology

saute + pan

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