saucepan

UK/ˈsɔːs.pən/US/ˈsɔsˌpæn/

nounA2+Rare in speech; mostly a word you read · #13,339 of 15,258leans spoken

Other forms: saucepans

A saucepan is a deep round cooking pot with a long handle and a lid. A small saucepan, put it in the saucepan, a heavy saucepan.

The long handle is for lifting off the heat one-handed, which is what separates it from a casserole with two short ones. A heavy base spreads the heat and stops a sauce catching, and it is the single thing worth paying for in a pan.

Definitions of saucepan

1nounsaucepanA deep round cooking pot with a long handle and a lid.A2+
“Heat the milk in a small saucepan, stirring all the time.”
- Said"Grab the small saucepan; I'll warm the milk in that."
- WrittenThe saucepans hung in a row above the stove, biggest on the left, blackened underneath.
- UsedMelt the butter in a saucepan over a low flame before adding the flour.
- ContrastA saucepan, not a bowl. A bowl only holds; a saucepan holds and goes on the heat. bowl →
- Not thisA frying pan is not a saucepan. One is wide and shallow; a saucepan is deep and lidded.
- Exchange"Which saucepan?""The one with the glass top. It's cleaner."
Patterna small / large / heavy-based saucepan · in a saucepan · saucepan lid / handle · a set of saucepans

saucepan is a pan.

Also accepted in games: pan

Remember it

SAUCE-PAN → the PAN for the SAUCE

Exactly what it says: the deep pan with a long handle where the sauce is made.

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Where it comes from

Sauce plus pan. Sauce comes from Latin salsus, salted, from sal, salt.

From sauce + pan.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

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saucepan in the wild

Sosban Fach (Welsh for "little saucepan") is a traditional Welsh folk song.
Sosban Fach
The association derives from Llanelli's tin plating industry, which used to tin-plate steel saucepans and other kitchen utensils as a cheap supply to the British public.
Sosban Fach
Alternatively, the lemon filling can be cooked in a saucepan and then added to the baked pastry case.
Lemon tart
Cooking is done in a saucepan on low heat to avoid burning, and moulding is done immediately afterwards on a baking sheet or shallow plate.
Sugar cake
In some variations, the dry ingredients are in a bowl and the wet ingredients are heated sauces in a saucepan off-heat and cooled.
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Definitions of saucepan

1nounsaucepanA deep round cooking pot with a long handle and a lid.A2+

“Heat the milk in a small saucepan, stirring all the time.”

Said"Grab the small saucepan; I'll warm the milk in that."
WrittenThe saucepans hung in a row above the stove, biggest on the left, blackened underneath.
UsedMelt the butter in a saucepan over a low flame before adding the flour.
ContrastA saucepan, not a bowl. A bowl only holds; a saucepan holds and goes on the heat. bowl →
Not thisA frying pan is not a saucepan. One is wide and shallow; a saucepan is deep and lidded.
Exchange"Which saucepan?""The one with the glass top. It's cleaner."

Patterna small / large / heavy-based saucepan · in a saucepan · saucepan lid / handle · a set of saucepans

saucepan is a pan.

Also accepted in games: pan