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saute pan

saute pan noun: 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.

Noun

saute pan (plural saute pans)

  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.2002, Deborah Krasner, The Flavors of Olive Oil: A Tasting Guide and Cookbook, page 53

Forms of saute pan

pluralsaute pans
alternative formsauté pan

Origin of saute pan

saute + pan

Questions about saute pan

What does saute pan mean?
Saute pan means 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 part of speech is saute pan?
Saute pan is a noun.
What is the plural of saute pan?
The plural of saute pan is saute pans.

Words near saute pan in the dictionary

  1. Saut d'Eau
  2. saut de basque
  3. saut de chat
  4. saute
  5. saute de basque
  6. saute pan
  7. saute pans
  8. saute up
  9. sauted
  10. sauted up
  11. sautee

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