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Sauté pan verses skillet, what is the difference in use?

Jennifer Lee
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Gammy
GammyDecember 29, 2021
Hmmmm........ I had always heard that a shallow straight-sided pan was a sauté pan and the shallow sloped-sided one was a fry pan/skillet. https://www.thekitchn.com...
702551
702551December 29, 2021
The difference of use is in the name of the sauté pan (sauter = "to jump" in French). The sloped sides of this type of pan facilitates this cooking technique.

Go to 1:15 in this video:

https://www.youtube.com...

The sloped side of the sauté pan helps with this motion. It is difficult or often impossible to do with a skillet with straight sides.
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