How to Use frying pan in a Sentence

frying pan

noun
  • When ready to cook, heat up a wok or large fry pan.
    — Gretchen McKay, Twin Cities, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Choose from saucepans, chef pans, frying pans, gratin pan and more.
    — Tory Johnson, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Read on to find our top picks for the best nonstick frying pans.
    — Christa Glennie, wsj.com, 26 Dec. 2023
  • Meanwhile, place the frying pan back on the stove over low heat.
    — SFChronicle.com, 16 Sep. 2020
  • Heat the whole thing in a large frying pan, or just microwave it.
    — Ula Chrobak, Outside Online, 9 Feb. 2021
  • While the pasta is cooking, add the oil and onions to a large fry pan.
    — Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 12 Feb. 2025
  • Heat a large frying pan or skillet with a splash of oil and add the onions.
    — Star Tribune, 11 Sep. 2020
  • Add a glug of olive oil to a large frying pan set over medium-high heat.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 22 June 2021
  • There was no way for the frying pan and grater to fit together.
    — Seija Rankin, EW.com, 20 Aug. 2021
  • On the stove, cover the bottom of a large frying pan with oil.
    — Julia O'Malley, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Sep. 2022
  • In a small frying pan over medium heat, heat the oil and butter.
    — Jessica Battilana, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Mar. 2022
  • Then, using a scouring pad to scrub at the stains on the frying pan.
    — Emily Johnson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Place a frying pan on high heat, then add the meat and vegetables.
    — Luke Fortney, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
  • That would be akin to getting out of the frying pan and landing in the fire.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Once the legs are reheated, heat a frying pan and add a dash of duck fat.
    — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2022
  • Heat the same ovenproof non-stick frying pan over medium–low heat.
    — Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Place the onion, pork and beef in a large frying pan with the oil and cook thoroughly.
    — Amanda Albee, Dallas News, 6 Sep. 2022
  • Lay each piece of bread in the frying pan, butter- and mayonnaise-sides down.
    — New York Times, 20 Jan. 2022
  • To a large, heavy-bottom frying pan, add the peanut oil and heat over medium-high.
    — CNN, 7 Mar. 2022
  • Most sets will include a saucepan, fry pan, Dutch oven/stockpot, and saute pan.
    — Tanya Edwards, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 July 2023
  • The set includes two frying pans, two saucepans, a sauté pan and a stockpot (and lids).
    — Bellamy Richardson, wsj.com, 6 Sep. 2023
  • When the eggplants are well drained, brown them in a frying pan with a little dash of olive oil.
    — Benjamin Liong Setiawan, Forbes, 1 Feb. 2022
  • The eight-piece set includes an eight-inch saucepan, eight-inch fry pan, and 11-inch fry pan.
    — Perri Ormont Blumberg Fox News, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Melt the butter in a frying pan over a medium heat and add the lardons.
    — Rebekah Evans, The Week Uk, theweek, 11 Mar. 2024
  • The country was in some ways jumping from the frying pan into the fire.
    — John Gurda, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 June 2020
  • Take the pork directly from the frying pan and mix it with kimchi in a large bowl.
    — Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2023
  • Add all the ingredients in the frying pan to the pan with the black-eyed peas.
    — Madhur Jaffrey, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2022
  • In the end, the case may actually hinge, in part, on a frying pan.
    — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 14 Jan. 2022
  • Stock image of a frying pan coated with beef tallow.
    — Toby Meyjes, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The third featured a frying pan on a stovetop with two eggs, one of which had a double yolk.
    — Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025

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