How to Use skillet in a Sentence

skillet

noun
  • Wipe skillet clean and set over high heat.
    — C.w. Cameron, AJC.com, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Keep the skillet near your work area.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Add oil to hot skillet, swirling to coat.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2025
  • In a large skillet, brown ground chuck.
    — Heather Riske, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Dec. 2025
  • There’s no stove or skillet cleanup!
    — Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Heat a large cast-iron skillet over high heat.
    — ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
  • And then there was the cast-iron skillet.
    — Michael Robbins, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
  • If the skillet is too large, the pan juices can burn.
    — Sheena Chihak, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over high heat.
    — Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Heat a grill pan or large cast-iron skillet over high.
    — Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Stick to mild dish soaps to clean your cast iron skillet.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 12 May 2026
  • Stick to mild dish soaps to clean your cast iron skillet.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Place all pork chops, browned sides up, in skillet.
    — Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Cast-iron skillets are used in a nod to the game’s use of ore.
    — Mark Kennedy, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Heat an inch of oil over medium heat in a skillet.
    — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
  • Add the penne to the skillet and stir to combine.
    — Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Pour in the batter and place skillet in the oven.
    — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
    — Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
    — Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat.
    — Oc Register, 2 Mar. 2026
  • This skillet dinner is ready in less than an hour.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2026
  • In a wok or large skillet heat sesame oil over medium.
    — Lizzy Briskin, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Pour in enough oil to come one-third of the way up the sides of the skillet.
    — Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2025
  • Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
    — Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Place the skillet upside down on an oven rack.
    — Julie Harans, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Heat honey over low heat in a skillet.
    — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
    — Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Add half of the gnocchi to the skillet.
    — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Place slices in a dry skillet over medium heat.
    — Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Heat oil in a large ovenproof skillet over high.
    — Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025

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