In the labs, we put the carbon steel pans through the same tests as our cast-iron pans: heating evenness, baking, and browning. You have to keep carbon steel pans seasoned, like cast iron, but if you do, they soon develop a smooth patina that makes a pan as slick as nonstick, giving you even more cooking possibilities.

Another difference lies in how skillets usually come with a small helper handle on the other side for extra support. This is because skillets are often much heavier than frypans, so the extra support is always welcomed. Frypans usually come with a single handle, but there are rare occasions where it may come with a helper handle for larger ones.

Frying pans date back to ancient Mesopotamia and also Rome and Ancient Greece.

There are various hypotheses as to how this cookware got the name “French Skillet”:

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The sides are usually only 1-2 inches high, as the purpose of the pan is to fry food, not simmer it.

The most common answers are “a skillet” or “a pan” — both of which are correct. 

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