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

Heat the olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2025

If you don’t have a sauté pan and insist on using a saucepan, be sure to choose an appropriately sized pan based on how much sugar and fruit you plan on using.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2025

Most recipes for tanghulu call for a medium to large-sized saucepan to cook the sugar in.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2025

He spooned some of the canned sauce heating on a saucepan on the stove over it.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner