Cookbook:Frying Pan
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A frying pan or skillet is a shallow cooking utensil generally used on top of a cooktop for frying food.
As with all pans, a thicker bottom allows more even heat distribution while reducing responsiveness to desired heat changes. See the pots and pans article for a discussion of the different materials that may be used.