A shallow, flat-bottomed pan used for frying food over direct heat; a skillet or frying pan.
Compound of 'fry' (Old French 'frire') and 'pan' (Old English 'panne'). Combines two kitchen words into one practical cooking tool name.
Americans say 'frying pan,' British say 'frying pan' or 'skillet,' and Australian cooks might say 'frypan'—regionality in cookware naming is delightfully specific!
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