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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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Examples of skillet in a Sentence
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Keep the skillet in the cabinet.
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Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2024
Transfer skillet to oven and cook, uncovered, until chicken is cooked through, 20 to 25 minutes.
—Melissa Clark, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2024
For those with room for dessert, there was a warm skillet chocolate chip cookie with milk-and-cookies ice cream.
—Alan Blinder Doug Mills, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024
Suitable in the oven or over a grill, stove, and even a campfire, the pre-seasoned skillet retains and evenly distributes heat to do everything from sear steaks to bake fluffy cakes.
—Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 7 Apr. 2024
Spray skillet with non-stick cooking spray and turn to medium heat.
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—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
There are small plates as well, including cozy Grass Valley grits ($9) from Early Bird Farm & Mill, topped with sweet molasses butter and served in a skillet.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 1 Apr. 2024
Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium, stirring occasionally, until crisp, 10 to 12 minutes.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2024
Melt 1½ teaspoons of the butter in a large cast-iron skillet over medium.
—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2024
Transfer skillet to oven and cook, uncovered, until chicken is cooked through, 20 to 25 minutes.
—Melissa Clark, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2024
For those with room for dessert, there was a warm skillet chocolate chip cookie with milk-and-cookies ice cream.
—Alan Blinder Doug Mills, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024
Suitable in the oven or over a grill, stove, and even a campfire, the pre-seasoned skillet retains and evenly distributes heat to do everything from sear steaks to bake fluffy cakes.
—Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 7 Apr. 2024
Spray skillet with non-stick cooking spray and turn to medium heat.
2.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
There are small plates as well, including cozy Grass Valley grits ($9) from Early Bird Farm & Mill, topped with sweet molasses butter and served in a skillet.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 1 Apr. 2024
Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium, stirring occasionally, until crisp, 10 to 12 minutes.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2024
Melt 1½ teaspoons of the butter in a large cast-iron skillet over medium.
—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
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skillet
noun
skil·let
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