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skillet

[skil-it] / ˈskɪl ɪt /
NOUN
griddle
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If you do not own a bacon press, use a smaller heavy skillet, a foil-wrapped kitchen brick or simply a spatula and some patience.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026

I did the same: three dishes for lunch on my own, a whole fried fish in a sweet-tart sauce, braised pork in a clay pot, and tofu in a sizzling skillet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

Marlene Cooper has paid $100 a week to get a box of five meals from Blue Apron for the last decade, delighting in dinners like chicken enchilada skillet and cilantro paneer and chickpea curry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

Consumers started cooking for themselves more, and sales of its bestselling 10.25-inch skillet, typically selling for $29.95, spiked.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

Vola set the skillet in the sink and came back to sit across from him at the table.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker

In Neighborly Park Circle, a shop focused on local producers and designers, I admired the Smithey iron skillets and J. Stark bags, but with just $4 remaining, I left empty-handed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026

She scrubs all manner of kitchenware: trays, pans, cooking sheets, plates, skillets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2025

Use these towels to sop up grease from plates, pans, skillets, bowls and so forth.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 27, 2023

I have a few pots, skillets, a few good cutting boards.

From Salon ● Jun. 8, 2022

Then she lined heavy soot- encrusted iron skillets with the pineapple rings for rich upside-down cakes.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou




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