stewing pan

1 1.3

A deep pot with a lid for cooking food slowly

noun
/ˈstuːɪŋ pæn/

: olla para estofar

She placed the vegetables and beef into the stewing pan to simmer for several hours.

Examples

I bought a new stewing pan yesterday.
After washing the stewing pan, she put it back on the kitchen shelf.
Make sure your stewing pan has a tight-fitting lid to retain moisture.
The stewing pan is perfect for making soups.
She cooked the beef slowly in a large stewing pan until it was tender.
For the recipe, you will need a deep stewing pan to hold all the ingredients.
He enjoyed making vegetable stew in his old cast iron stewing pan.

Synonyms

saucepan

vsstewing pan

24 1.0

Deep pan with a long handle used for boiling or stewing food on a stove

is similar but named for a deep cooking pan rather than a handled pot

cauldron

vsstewing pan

18 4.8

A large metal pot for boiling liquids over an open fire

is smaller and pan-shaped for stovetop stewing instead of open fire use

Dutch oven

vsstewing pan

7 4.1

A heavy pot with a tight lid used for slow cooking

is less heavy and pan-shaped for stovetop stewing rather than long slow cooking

crock-pot

vsstewing pan

5 3.2

An electric pot that cooks food slowly for several hours

is a stovetop saucepan used for shorter, direct stewing rather than long electric cooking

stockpot

vsstewing pan

2 2.3

A large deep pot for making soup or boiling food

is a smaller, pan-style vessel for cooking stewed food in reduced amounts

caldron

vsstewing pan

1 8.2

A large metal pot with a lid and handle that people use to boil food over a fire

is a stovetop deep pan intended for controlled indoor stewing rather than open fire boiling

saucepot

vsstewing pan

1 4.3

A deep pot with handles and a tight lid for stewing or boiling food

is the same cooking use but slimmer and with a long handle instead

stewpot

vsstewing pan

1 2.4

A large deep pot for cooking stews and soups

is a smaller, pan-shaped saucepan suited to stewing smaller portions

boiler

vsstewing pan

1 1.9

A large metal pot with a lid for boiling or stewing food

is the shallower saucepan form used for stewing on a stovetop

marmite

vsstewing pan

1 9.6

A large heavy pot used for cooking soup or stew

is a lighter, pan-like cooking vessel for stewing rather than large batches

stewpan

vsstewing pan

1 6.0

A deep pan with a tight lid for cooking food slowly

is the general deep saucepan used for the same stewing purpose

dutchy

vsstewing pan

8.1

A heavy pot with a tight lid used to cook food slowly

is a lighter saucepan form used for regular stovetop stewing

cassoulet

vsstewing pan

8.1

A deep round clay pot used to cook and serve slow stews in southern France

is a metal or pan-shaped saucepan used mainly for cooking rather than serving

How Deep

stockpot

2 2.3

stewpot

1 2.4

stewing pan

1 1.3

saucepan

24 1.0

skillet

54 2.5

Surface Forms

stewing pan singular

stewing pans plural

Morphology

stewing + pan

The meaning 'a deep saucepan used for stewing' is directly derivable from combining 'stewing' (slow-cooking in liquid) with 'pan' (a cooking vessel): it simply names a pan used for stewing. This compositional, usage-based relation is cross-linguistically common and would be immediately clear to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.

Etymology

Stewing pan is the deep pan used for 'stewing', which means 'to cook slowly in liquid'. Picture a deep pan with a tight lid where meat and vegetables cook slowly for hours, and that image explains why the name means 'a deep saucepan used for stewing food'.