A frying pan, frypan, or skillet is a flat-bottomed pan used for frying, searing, and browning foods. It is typically 20 to 30 cm (8 to 12 in) in diameter with relatively low sides that flare outwards, a long handle, and no lid. Larger pans may have a small grab handle opposite the main handle. A pan of similar dimensions, but with less flared, more vertical sides and often with a lid, is called a sauté pan. While a sauté pan can be used as a frying pan, it is designed for lower heat cooking.
Copper frying pan dated end 5th to early 4th century B.C., Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki. The handle is ornamented with floral engravings and ends in the shape of a goose head.
Copper frying pans were used in ancient Mesopotamia.[1] Frying pans were also known in ancient Greece where they were called tagēnon (Greek: τάγηνον[2]) and Rome, where they were called patella or sartago. The word pan derives from the Old Englishpanna.[3] Before the introduction of the kitchen stove in the mid-19th century, a commonly used cast-iron cooking pan called a 'spider' had a handle and three legs used to stand up in the coals and ashes of the fire. Cooking pots and pans with legless, flat bottoms were designed when cooking stoves became popular; this period of the late 19th century saw the introduction of the flat cast-iron skillet.
Frying pan relatives
A versatile pan that combines the best of both the sauté pan and the frying pan has higher, sloping sides that are often slightly curved. This pan is called a sauteuse (literally a sauté pan in the female gender), an evasée (denoting a pan with sloping sides), or a fait-tout (literally "does everything"). Most professional kitchens have several of these utensils in varying sizes.
Traditionally, frying pans were made of cast iron, carbon steel or copper lined with tin, for their different qualities and properties. Copper pans are highly thermally conductive, making them useful for evenly sautéing. However, they are also highly reactive with most foods, so today a large number of copper pans are sold with a tin lining which can be replaced when it wears out. Cast iron pans are used because although they do not conduct heat very evenly, they do retain it quite well, making them useful for searing meats and vegetables. Carbon steel cookware is used because over time it can develop a highly nonstick patina of polymerized oil called seasoning useful for cooking protein that is prone to stick, such as fish and eggs. While all of these materials are still commonly used in professional kitchens, many modern materials have supplanted them in the consumer market. Nowadays, most frying pans are now made from metals such as aluminium or stainless steel. The materials and construction method used in modern frying pans vary greatly and some typical materials include:
A coating is sometimes applied to the surface of the pan to make it non-stick. Frying pans made from bare cast iron or carbon steel can also gain non-stick properties through seasoning and use.
A process for bonding Teflon to chemically roughened aluminium was patented in France by Marc Gregoire in 1954. In 1956 he formed a company to market non-stick cookware under the "Tefal" brand name.[5] The durability of the early coatings was initially poor, but improvements in manufacturing have made these products a kitchen standard. The surface is not as tough as metal and the use of metal utensils (e.g. spatulas) can permanently mar the coating and degrade its non-stick property.
For some cooking preparations a non-stick frying pan is inappropriate, especially for deglazing, where the residue of browning is to be incorporated in a later step such as a pan sauce. Since little or no residue can stick to the surface, the sauce will fail for lack of its primary flavouring agent.
Non-stick frying pans featuring Teflon coatings may give off toxic fumes, as the coating decomposes when heated beyond approximately 240 °C (464 °F).[6][7] Such temperatures can be reached within minutes on gas or electric ranges using high heat.[8]
Electric
Electric frying pan
An electric frying pan or electric skillet incorporates an electric heating element into the frying pan itself and so can function independently off of a cooking stove. Accordingly, it has heat-insulated legs for standing on a countertop. (The legs usually attach to handles.) Electric frying pans are common in shapes that are unusual for 'unpowered' frying pans, notably square and rectangular. Most are designed with straighter sides than their stovetop cousins and include a lid. In this way they are a cross between a frying pan and a sauté pan.
A modern electric skillet has an additional advantage over the stovetop version: heat regulation. The detachable power cord incorporates a thermostatic control for maintaining the desired temperature.
With the perfection of the thermostatic control, the electric skillet became a popular kitchen appliance. Although it largely has been supplanted by the microwave oven, it is still in use in many kitchens.
^Nemet-Nejat, Karen Rhea (1998). Daily Life in Ancient Mesopotamia. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 126. ISBN9780313294976. Copper frying pans were used in ancient Mesopotamia.
^τάγηνον, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, on Perseus
^"Pan - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary".
^Myers, Richard L. (2007). The 100 Most Important Chemical Compounds: A Reference Guide. ABC-CLIO. p. 276. ISBN978-0313337581.
^Houlihan 2003 harvnb error: no target: CITEREFHoulihan2003 (help) "DuPont studies show that the Teflon off-gases toxic particulates at 464 °F. At 680 °F Teflon pans release at least six toxic gases, including two carcinogens, two global pollutants, and MFA, a chemical lethal to humans at low doses."
^Houlihan 2003 harvnb error: no target: CITEREFHoulihan2003 (help) "...a generic non-stick frying pan preheated on a conventional, electric stovetop burner reached 736 °F in three minutes and 20 seconds..."
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For similar terms see Frying pan disambiguation Skillet redirects here For the Christian rock band see Skillet band For other uses see Skillet disambiguation A frying pan frypan or skillet is a flat bottomed pan used for frying searing and browning foods It is typically 20 to 30 cm 8 to 12 in in diameter with relatively low sides that flare outwards a long handle and no lid Larger pans may have a small grab handle opposite the main handle A pan of similar dimensions but with less flared more vertical sides and often with a lid is called a saute pan While a saute pan can be used as a frying pan it is designed for lower heat cooking A stainless steel frying pan Contents 1 History 2 Frying pan relatives 3 Construction 4 Variants 4 1 Non stick 4 2 Electric 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory Edit Copper frying pan dated end 5th to early 4th century B C Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki The handle is ornamented with floral engravings and ends in the shape of a goose head Copper frying pans were used in ancient Mesopotamia 1 Frying pans were also known in ancient Greece where they were called tagenon Greek taghnon 2 and Rome where they were called patella or sartago The word pan derives from the Old English panna 3 Before the introduction of the kitchen stove in the mid 19th century a commonly used cast iron cooking pan called a spider had a handle and three legs used to stand up in the coals and ashes of the fire Cooking pots and pans with legless flat bottoms were designed when cooking stoves became popular this period of the late 19th century saw the introduction of the flat cast iron skillet Frying pan relatives EditA versatile pan that combines the best of both the saute pan and the frying pan has higher sloping sides that are often slightly curved This pan is called a sauteuse literally a saute pan in the female gender an evasee denoting a pan with sloping sides or a fait tout literally does everything Most professional kitchens have several of these utensils in varying sizes A rappie pan is a pan used to make rappie pie an Acadian potato dish The pan is made from aluminum or stainless steel 4 Construction Edit Sausages being pan fried in a frying pan Traditionally frying pans were made of cast iron carbon steel or copper lined with tin for their different qualities and properties Copper pans are highly thermally conductive making them useful for evenly sauteing However they are also highly reactive with most foods so today a large number of copper pans are sold with a tin lining which can be replaced when it wears out Cast iron pans are used because although they do not conduct heat very evenly they do retain it quite well making them useful for searing meats and vegetables Carbon steel cookware is used because over time it can develop a highly nonstick patina of polymerized oil called seasoning useful for cooking protein that is prone to stick such as fish and eggs While all of these materials are still commonly used in professional kitchens many modern materials have supplanted them in the consumer market Nowadays most frying pans are now made from metals such as aluminium or stainless steel The materials and construction method used in modern frying pans vary greatly and some typical materials include Aluminium or anodized aluminium Cast iron Copper Stainless steel Clad stainless steel with an aluminium or copper coreA coating is sometimes applied to the surface of the pan to make it non stick Frying pans made from bare cast iron or carbon steel can also gain non stick properties through seasoning and use Variants EditNon stick Edit Main article Non stick pan A process for bonding Teflon to chemically roughened aluminium was patented in France by Marc Gregoire in 1954 In 1956 he formed a company to market non stick cookware under the Tefal brand name 5 The durability of the early coatings was initially poor but improvements in manufacturing have made these products a kitchen standard The surface is not as tough as metal and the use of metal utensils e g spatulas can permanently mar the coating and degrade its non stick property For some cooking preparations a non stick frying pan is inappropriate especially for deglazing where the residue of browning is to be incorporated in a later step such as a pan sauce Since little or no residue can stick to the surface the sauce will fail for lack of its primary flavouring agent Non stick frying pans featuring Teflon coatings may give off toxic fumes as the coating decomposes when heated beyond approximately 240 C 464 F 6 7 Such temperatures can be reached within minutes on gas or electric ranges using high heat 8 Electric Edit Electric frying pan An electric frying pan or electric skillet incorporates an electric heating element into the frying pan itself and so can function independently off of a cooking stove Accordingly it has heat insulated legs for standing on a countertop The legs usually attach to handles Electric frying pans are common in shapes that are unusual for unpowered frying pans notably square and rectangular Most are designed with straighter sides than their stovetop cousins and include a lid In this way they are a cross between a frying pan and a saute pan A modern electric skillet has an additional advantage over the stovetop version heat regulation The detachable power cord incorporates a thermostatic control for maintaining the desired temperature With the perfection of the thermostatic control the electric skillet became a popular kitchen appliance Although it largely has been supplanted by the microwave oven it is still in use in many kitchens See also EditBlackening cooking Griddle List of cooking vessels Pan fryingReferences Edit Nemet Nejat Karen Rhea 1998 Daily Life in Ancient Mesopotamia Greenwood Publishing Group p 126 ISBN 9780313294976 Copper frying pans were used in ancient Mesopotamia taghnon Henry George Liddell Robert Scott A Greek English Lexicon on Perseus Pan Definition and More from the Free Merriam Webster Dictionary Pamela Goyan Kittler Kathryn Sucher Food and CultureCengage Learning 2007 ISBN 049511541X page 519 Myers Richard L 2007 The 100 Most Important Chemical Compounds A Reference Guide ABC CLIO p 276 ISBN 978 0313337581 Houlihan 2003harvnb error no target CITEREFHoulihan2003 help DuPont studies show that the Teflon off gases toxic particulates at 464 F At 680 F Teflon pans release at least six toxic gases including two carcinogens two global pollutants and MFA a chemical lethal to humans at low doses Good Eats Ep 815 Myth Smashers Houlihan 2003harvnb error no target CITEREFHoulihan2003 help a generic non stick frying pan preheated on a conventional electric stovetop burner reached 736 F in three minutes and 20 seconds External links Edit Media related to Frying pans at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Frying pan amp oldid 1114058589, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
