Pots and pans
How do you call those things such as:
- utensil destined to cook soups;
- utensil destined to fry something (like vegetables of meat);
- utensil destined to bake something in an oven.
The dictionary says 2 first things have one name, but is it correct?
Thank you.
Search from various English teachers...
Answers · 4
2
Pots are the ones for soups as Pots are deep where as Pans are shallow for frying (Frying Pan). We also call baking trays for inside the oven pans. But a frying pan has a handle and goes on the top of the stove where as a baking pan is generally rectangular like a tray. But Pots are deep and Pans are shallow.
2
Usage varies, as cooking terminology tends to be quite localised. For me, they're both pans. You could call the shallower one a frying pan and the deeper one a saucepan, but they're both still pans. There is also the word "skillet" which is sometimes used to refer to a frying pan, but that wouldn't be understood outside the US. British English uses the term "frying pan". Personally, I wouldn't call anything I put in or on the stove a "pot".
For something (such as lasagna) that's baked in the oven, I'd say 'oven dish.'
By the way, American English also used the word "pan" for the containers used for cake-baking, while British English uses "tin".
Still haven’t found your answers?
Write down your questions and let the native speakers help you!
Don’t miss out on the opportunity to learn a language from the comfort of your own home. Browse our selection of experienced language tutors and enroll in your first lesson now!
Start Learning Today
