How to Say "Cooking Pan" in Spanish

sartén

/saɾˈten/

The English phrase "cooking pan" is translated into Spanish as sartén.

A sartén is a flat-bottomed metal container used for frying or searing food on a stove.

Which one should you use?

While sartén refers specifically to a frying pan, it is distinct from an olla, which refers to a deep pot used for boiling or stewing.

In Mexico, the word comal is used for specific types of cooking pans, such as those used for making tortillas.

The word sartén is typically used as a feminine noun, so the definite article is la.

/saɾˈten/

The word sartén shares a common ancestor with the English word 'sear', both originating from the process of heating a surface to cook food.
The word sartén is one of the rare nouns in Spanish that is considered grammatically correct as both masculine and feminine. You might hear a chef say el sartén or la sartén depending on their local dialect.
Spanish distinguishes between a sartén and a cacerola, where the latter is specifically a pan with higher sides and often a lid.

El chef utiliza una sartén de acero inoxidable para cocinar la carne.
The chef uses a stainless steel cooking pan to cook the meat.
Necesito una sartén limpia para cocinar.
I need a clean cooking pan to cook.
La sartén está muy caliente.
The cooking pan is very hot.
¿Dónde dejaste la sartén de metal?
Where did you leave the metal cooking pan?

In the kitchen while preparing breakfast.

Javier

Sofía, ¿puedes pasarme la sartén?
Sofía, can you pass me the cooking pan?
Sofía

Sí, Javier, aquí tienes la sartén.
Yes, Javier, here is the cooking pan.
Javier

Gracias, voy a freír los huevos.
Thanks, I am going to fry the eggs.
Sofía

Ten cuidado, que la sartén quema.
Be careful, the cooking pan burns.

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