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With their flared rims, skillets provide a wide, open view and convenient access to stir, move, or flip ingredients around. The smooth, curved sides also help you quickly slide a finished dish from fry pan to plate.


Skillets and sauté pans appear very similar, but the main difference lies in their shape.
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Skillet & Saute Pan: The Main Distinctive Features and Applications
However, there’s no need to worry because we’re here to help you. French skillets have recently gained popularity in American kitchens, but many people are unfamiliar with them. After all, a pan is a pan, right?
The quick answer is, no. A skillet and frying pan are different because of each’s cooking surface and design. There is often confusion because the terms “skillet” and “frying pan” are often used interchangeably. And you can typically use either one of them for many cooking preparations, even if one is better suited for a specific cooking method. Plus, both of these style pans are often made from the same materials and come in similar sizes, so it's easy to understand why there can be confusion. While similar, a skillet is technically a bit deeper and has a slightly larger cooking surface area than a frying pan.
