Saucepan

/ˈsɔːspən/

Meaning & Definition

noun

A common kitchen utensil employed in various cooking methods.

She reached for the stainless steel saucepan to prepare her famous tomato sauce.

A deep cooking pan, typically with a long handle and a lid, used for preparing sauces and various other dishes on the stovetop.

She added the chopped vegetables to the saucepan to sauté them.

A cooking vessel made of metal, ceramic, or other materials, used for heating or boiling liquids.

He filled the saucepan with water to boil the pasta.

A container often used in cooking that has a flat bottom, high sides, and a lid.

Make sure to stir the sauce in the saucepan frequently to prevent it from sticking.

Middle English, from 'sauce' (referring to liquid foods) + 'pan' (a shallow container).

saucepan lid:

A lid designed to fit a saucepan, used to cover it while cooking.

dinner in a saucepan:

Refers to a simple meal that can be prepared in one cooking vessel.

saucepan to table:

Indicates serving food directly from the cooking vessel.

Used humorously to indicate someone's ignorance in cooking.

He couldn't boil pasta without burning his saucepan, talk about a saucepan fail!

Referring to a messy or poorly managed kitchen.

After their dinner party, their kitchen looked like it had been hit by a saucepan tornado!