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While it is also rare for skillets to come with a lid, you’ll certainly see it more often than you would on a frypan. The lid is also typically fully opaque so you won’t be able to monitor your cooking as easily. But it sure helps with slow-cooking and braising dishes.

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4. Stainless Steel Frying Pans

Size Matters

Pans are measured according to the diameter of the lip, not the diameter of the cooking surface. Most home burners can only comfortably fit a pan of around 12 inches in diameter. Because of its straight sides, a 12-inch sauté pan will also have a large, 12-inch-wide cooking surface (about 113 square inches). A skillet, on the other hand, loses at least an inch on each side, making the effective cooking area only 10 inches wide (about 79 square inches). This means that, given a skillet and a sauté pan of equal diameter, the skillet will have 30% less cooking area than the sauté pan. That's not an insignificant amount.

    All in all,  cast iron cooking griddles are a valuable addition to any kitchen or outdoor cooking setup.  Whether you choose a cast iron cooking griddle, flat-top grill, or cast iron cooking griddle pot, you'll enjoy the benefits of even heat distribution, durability, and delicious results that cast iron cookware provides.

    One of the key factors to consider when purchasing a cast iron Dutch oven is the manufacturer.   If you're specifically looking to buy a cast iron Dutch oven, it's worth exploring products from different manufacturers to compare prices and features.  

The depth of a frypan is usually more shallow than that of a skillet. This makes it more suitable for cooking food like steak, chicken breast, or stir-fried veggies. Its shallow depth also makes it ideal for food that requires frequent flips like frittatas, pancakes, eggs, and fish.