saucepan

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"It could be a person, it could be an animal, a flower, a film, a photograph in the newspaper, just anything. A saucepan in the kitchen, boiling, you know, the steam coming…"

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

I melted a knob of butter in a small saucepan, then a spoonful of the dried leaves.

From Salon • Aug. 26, 2025

In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter and continue cooking, stirring often, until it foams and begins to brown — about 5–7 minutes.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2025

Heat the olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2025

Malcolm put the saucepan back on the range to heat for a moment.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman