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chiefly British
: a small kettle or pot usually having three or four often long feet and used for cooking on the hearth
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Pop your classic apple pie ingredients into a skillet for an outcome that's just as good as the original.
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Phoebe Evans, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2024
Hello, Le Creuset Dutch oven, cult-favorite Our Place skillet, and high-quality chef's knife.
—Annie Blackman, Glamour, 31 Aug. 2024
Along with a few other pieces—a carbon-steel skillet, a chef’s knife—the sheet pan is one of the quintessential workhorses for a home cook.
—Megan Wahn, Bon Appétit, 8 Aug. 2024
Butter one side of four slices of good rye bread and toast two of them in the skillet.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 1 Aug. 2024
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Phoebe Evans, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2024
Hello, Le Creuset Dutch oven, cult-favorite Our Place skillet, and high-quality chef's knife.
—Annie Blackman, Glamour, 31 Aug. 2024
Along with a few other pieces—a carbon-steel skillet, a chef’s knife—the sheet pan is one of the quintessential workhorses for a home cook.
—Megan Wahn, Bon Appétit, 8 Aug. 2024
Butter one side of four slices of good rye bread and toast two of them in the skillet.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 1 Aug. 2024
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“Skillet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skillet. Accessed 16 Sep. 2024.
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skillet
noun
skil·let
ˈskil-ət 
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