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The sauté pan gets its name from the French term “Sauter,” which means “to leap,” while the sloping sides of a frying pan refer to its capacity to make a “jump-flip” action when cooking. You can cook a lot of food in a saute pan without spilling.

The difference in shape affects five main factors: surface area, volume, weight, tossing ability, and evaporation.

Here’s a fun fact; did you know that there’s a frypan called the French skillet, only with much higher, sloped sides? It looks rather like a slight cross between the fry pan and skillet.

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