skillet
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2.5
- noun
- /ˈskɪlɪt/
- US
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sartén
- Two black hands move the pot and rescue overfried eggs in a skillet on the stove.
- electric skillet
So one of the weapons was a cast iron skillet which broke apart.
- So one of the weapons was a cast iron skillet which broke apart.
- So what he does is puts this board on top of the skillet and then we've got to flip it over.
- I know how to make, I brought a little portable like heat up skillet.
- Well, bro, when I tell you this morning, I I cut half of it, put in the skillet.
- She would come home, get the Brussels sprouts out, wash them, cut them up, sprinkle some red mud, Real Salt on them, and then saute them in a skillet, all in bacon grease.
Examples
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Next, we grease our skillet.
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To make the omelette, heat some oil in the skillet before adding the eggs.
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Well, a lot of the taste comes from this old skillet.
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I looked down at the skillet and realized that I was burning my dinner.
Fiction book (1996) -
Take the wings out of the skillet and drain off all that oil.
Fiction book (1993) -
Heat the bacon fat reserved in the skillet.
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The steam rises from the skillet as she cooks the meat.
Fiction book (1999) -
Mrs. Shefferd makes toast in the skillet, with butter, instead of in the toaster.
Fiction book (1998) -
Prepare your Peppers, onions and now in a skillet sear that short rib.
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The potatoes are boiled, diced, mixed with beaten eggs and cooked in a cast iron skillet.
Synonyms
268
1.0
A shallow wide container, usually metal, for cooking food
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1.0
A shallow pan with a long handle for cooking food in hot oil
15
2.7
A flat hot metal surface used to cook food like pancakes or sandwiches
3
9.9
A heavy cast iron pan with legs used for cooking over a fire
1
2.4
A shallow pan with a long handle and slanted sides for cooking omelets
A flat metal or non-stick cooking dish with a handle used to cook food in hot oil
A wide shallow metal container for making food on a stove
A pan with a built-in electric heater that cooks food without a stove
Compounds
Bread cooked in a skillet over a fire, often made as cornbread or soda bread with ham added
- US
A small flat fish that clings to rocks in shallow waters along the Atlantic coast
How Deep
Surface Forms
Etymology
Skillet comes from an old word for a 'small dish' used for food, so imagine a shallow cooking dish. That's why a skillet today means a shallow pan with a long handle that you use for frying or sautéing.