Meaning & use
braising pan
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Meaning
nouncountable
A deep, wide cooking pan with a lid, used for cooking meat and vegetables slowly with a little liquid.
Grammar: Countable: you can say a braising pan or two braising pans.
Patterns
- a braising pan
- in a braising pan
- use a braising pan
She browned the beef in a braising pan before adding the stock.
A good braising pan should have a tight-fitting lid and a heavy base.
He left the vegetables to cook slowly in the braising pan for two hours.
Word forms
| plural | braising pans |
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Common combinations
- heavy braising pan
- A heavy braising pan holds the heat well.
- lid of a braising pan
- The lid of a braising pan should fit tightly.
- cook in a braising pan
- You can cook the whole meal in a braising pan.
- braising pan with handles
- This braising pan with handles is easy to lift.
Synonyms and how they differ
- Dutch oven
- A Dutch oven is a heavy pot with a lid, often used for the same slow-cooking method, but it is usually deeper and can be used in the oven.
- casserole dish
- A casserole dish is usually a shallower dish for oven baking, not for browning on the stove.
Word family
- braise verb
- To cook meat or vegetables slowly with a little liquid in a covered pan.
Commonly confused: braising pan or frying pan? braising pan or roasting pan?
braising pan vs frying pan
A frying pan is shallow and has no lid, used for quick cooking, while a braising pan is deep and has a lid for slow cooking.
braising pan vs roasting pan
A roasting pan is an open, shallow pan for dry oven heat, not for slow cooking with liquid.
Practice
Which pan would you use to cook meat slowly with a little liquid?
Choose one answer.
A braising pan is designed for slow cooking with liquid and has a lid. A frying pan is for quick frying without a lid, a baking sheet is flat for oven baking, and a saucepan is for boiling or making sauces.
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