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Stewpot vs Stewpan - What's the difference?

stewpot | stewpan |

As nouns the difference between stewpot and stewpan

is that stewpot is a pot used for making stew, usually large and heavy while stewpan is a saucepan used for stewing.

stewpot

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A pot used for making stew, usually large and heavy
  • * {{quote-news, year=2009, date=February 4, author=Melissa Clark, title=Braised Rabbit, Easier on the Fat, work=New York Times citation
  • , passage=What my parents served me from that very same stewpot was chicken. }}
  • (arts, literature) A jumble, especially one that lacks intellectual coherence
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=February 6, author=Michiko Kakutani, title=Dispatch From Gomorrah, Savaging the Cultural Left, work=New York Times citation
  • , passage=It’s a nasty stewpot of intellectually untenable premises and irresponsible speculation that frequently reads like a “Saturday Night Live” parody of the crackpot right. }}

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    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