Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A deep cooking pan with a handle.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Originally, a pan for cooking sauces.
- noun A small metallic vessel for cooking, having a cover, and a long handle projecting nearly horizontally from the side.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A small pan with a handle, in which sauce is prepared over a fire; a stewpan.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun countable, cooking A deep cooking vessel with a handle and sometimes a lid; used for
boiling ,stewing and makingsauces .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a deep pan with a handle; used for stewing or boiling
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Examples
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Combine powder, sugar and 1 tbsp of milk to a paste in saucepan, add remaining milk and heat to just under the boil.
Archive 2009-05-01 Sarah 2009
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Melt butter and chocolate in saucepan over low heat.
Hungry for news? 2009
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Combine powder, sugar and 1 tbsp of milk to a paste in saucepan, add remaining milk and heat to just under the boil.
Mommy's Meal Sarah 2009
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Place in saucepan with water to cover 1 inch, bring to a boil and cook for 1-2 minutes.
The Other Mediterranean Diet aka TBTAM 2009
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Melt fruit spread in saucepan, then spread evenly over baked batter.
Archive 2007-11-01 Homesick Texan 2007
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Melt a stick of butter in saucepan on medium until nutty brown.
Archive 2007-05-01 Homesick Texan 2007
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Heat oil in saucepan; add onion and garlic and saute until lightly browned.
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Melt fruit spread in saucepan, then spread evenly over baked batter.
'Tis the season to start baking | Homesick Texan Homesick Texan 2007
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Melt a stick of butter in saucepan on medium until nutty brown.
Ramping up some gnudi | Homesick Texan Homesick Texan 2007
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A wide saucepan is ideal for making aloo gobi as it has a large surface area for the vegetables to come in contact with heat.
Archive 2007-01-01 Nupur 2007
kewpid commented on the word saucepan
I have never made sauce in one.
February 17, 2008