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pan

[pahn] / pɑn /


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Back home, after the train ride, I washed and dried the mushrooms and sent them sizzling into a pan with shallots, garlic, salt, pepper and an indecent amount of smoked paprika.

From Salon

In “Fan Mail: A Guide to What We Love, Loathe, and Mourn,” he is quick to praise those works of film, fiction and poetry he loves and equally quick to pan those he hates.

From The Wall Street Journal

They have been used in many everyday products, including Teflon pans, waterproof clothing, and some food packaging.

From Science Daily

A gentle simmer produces something entirely different from a frantic boil; a pan left alone rewards you more than one constantly fussed over.

From Salon

I opened the crisper and flirted with rosemary, held it over the sheet pan, then gently set it back.

From Salon