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Saucepan vs Stewpan - What's the difference?

saucepan | stewpan |

As nouns the difference between saucepan and stewpan

is that saucepan is a deep cooking vessel with a handle and sometimes a lid; used for boiling, stewing and making sauces while stewpan is a saucepan used for stewing.

saucepan

English

(wikipedia saucepan)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (countable, cookware) A deep cooking vessel with a handle and sometimes a lid; used for boiling, stewing and making sauces.

    • stewpan

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (archaic, cookware) A saucepan used for stewing.
  • *1867 , Colin MacKenzie - Mackenzie's Ten Thousand Receipts: In All the Useful and Domestic Arts page 220
  • *:After letting them drain, put them into a stewpan with a quarter of a pound of butter, salt, black and red pepper to taste.
  • *1743 , Lady (Unknown author) - The lady's companion: or, An infallible guide to the fair sex [page 333]
  • *:Brown off well that flicks to your Stewpan ; put in as much Flour as you think fit,...

    • Synonyms

    *stewing pan