saucepan

Long-handled cookware

A saucepan is a deep cooking pot with a long handle and usually a lid, used on stovetops for heating liquids, making sauces, boiling eggs, and similar tasks.

Unlike a skillet, it has high sides; unlike a stockpot, it's small enough for one hand to manage: She heated the soup in a saucepan.

cooking

simmer

Cook just under boiling

poach · blanch · deglaze · caramelize · melt · heat · warm · scald · steep · braise

equipment

whisk

Looped wire mixer

lid · strainer · thermometer · timer · tongs · sieve · scraper · stirring spoon

materials

stainless steel

Rust-proof iron alloy

nonstick · teflon · enameled · anodized · ceramic · clad · hammered · brushed · polished

cookware

pot

Vessel for cooking

dutch oven · casserole · double boiler · steamer · pressure cooker · brazier · bain-marie · tagine · copper pot · butter warmer

parts

handle

Part for gripping

  • lidRemovable container cover
  • rimCircular outer boundary
  • baseSupporting bottom structure

pour spout · rivets · knob · flat bottom

kitchen

stovetop

Burner platform for cooking

drawer · pot rack · shelf · pantry · range · hob · induction · gas flame · trivet · drying rack

Categories
Opposites
cooking vessel form and function

saucepangriddle

Flat metal cooking surface

skillet · frying pan · flat top · baking sheet · sheet pan

cooking method

saucepanfrying pan

Shallow cooking vessel

skillet · grill pan · griddle · roasting pan · broiler pan

Family

saucepans, saucepot

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