frying pan

Flat cooking surface

A frying pan is a shallow, flat-bottomed metal pan with a handle, used for cooking food in oil or fat over heat.

Also called a skillet.

The phrase out of the frying pan into the fire describes escaping one danger only to encounter a worse one.

cooking

sauté

Cook quickly in fat

toss · deglaze · caramelize · brown · crisp · render · baste · sizzle · crackle · splatter

cookware

skillet

Shallow pan for frying

griddle · teflon · ceramic · stainless-steel · copper · aluminum · anodized · seasoned · handle · lid

ingredients

eggs

Reproductive cells in shells

pancakes · steak · chicken · shrimp · vegetables · mushrooms · peppers · potatoes · tofu · fish

idiom

fire

Combustion with flames

worse · danger · situation · dilemma · choice · leap · jump

Categories
Opposites
cookware type/depth

frying panpot

Vessel for cooking

stockpot · Dutch oven · saucepan · soup pot · boiling pot

cooking method

frying pansteamer

Vapor-powered vessel

oven · slow cooker · double boiler · pressure cooker · microwave

IDIOMATIC/FIGURATIVE (out of the frying pan into the fire)

frying panfire

Combustion with flames

flames · inferno · safety · safe harbor

Family

pan, fry, fried, pancake, frying, fries, stir-fry, panning, panned

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G