steel pan
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of steel pan
First recorded in 1970–75
Example Sentences
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The battered sign from East London’s much-raided Four Aces club, a steel pan from the first Notting Hill Carnival.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026
What you need for this open-faced spiral omelet is the perfect Teflon-coated, stainless steel pan, which I just received from HexClad.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2024
Katie Holdefehr writes for Real Simple that "the trick to cleaning a burnt stainless steel pan without much scrubbing is to deglaze the pan while it's still hot."
From Salon ● Mar. 5, 2024
Their conversation is disturbed by an earsplitting steel pan rendition of 50 Cent’s “P.I.M.P.” that Samuel plays on repeat while he works on home renovations.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 11, 2023
At the time, I was contemplating a long pickled worm stretched out in a square steel pan.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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