Adding a Sauté Pan to Your Culinary Toolkit
Whether youâre a budding home chef or an enthusiastic beginner, you need a sautĂ© pan as part of your core culinary toolkit, because they can do a whole lot more than you think. Though similar, sautĂ© pans differ from typical skillets or frying pans in a few important ways. Most notably, sautĂ© pans have taller, straighter sides as opposed to the skilletâs relatively low, flared sides. While the flared sides may improve pouring potential or your ability to access and mix foods as they cook, straight sides provide more cooking surface area and keep liquids more well-contained, so theyâre often the better choice for simmering, braising or poaching.
Beside the fact that they have a larger surface area and straight sides, sautĂ© pans differ from frying pans because they usually come with a lid, making them ideal for all your soupy, saucy creations. Sur La Table offers the best sautĂ© pans by heirloom-grade cookware brands, including All-Clad, SCANPAN, GreenPan, Demeyere, Mauviel, La Marque, Le Creuset and more. Many of these brands back their products by a lifetime guarantee, so you can be sure itâs the only sautĂ© pan you ever need to buy. Most styles feature comfortable stay-cool handles and durable, transparent glass lids for easy monitoring.