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

All you have to do is pour the gravy into a saucepan, warm it up and serve it in a gravy boat.

From Salon • Nov. 26, 2025

In The “Last of Us,” Isaac finally gets that Mauviel saucepan, but there’s no civilization left to host a dinner party.

From Salon • May 12, 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

Katie held the coffeepot in one hand and the saucepan of hot milk in the other and poured both into the cups simultaneously.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith