What fits in each skillet size
Quick answer
The real flat cooking surface of every common skillet size, and how many portions it holds without crowding. There are 28 tables in this set, each one worked through for a specific combination rather than described in general terms.
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A 8 inch skillet when searing steaks
A 8 inch skillet measures 8 inches across the rim and about 6 inches across the flat base, giving roughly 28 square inches of usable cooking...
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A 8 inch skillet when searing chicken thighs
A 8 inch skillet measures 8 inches across the rim and about 6 inches across the flat base, giving roughly 28 square inches of usable cooking...
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A 8 inch skillet when sauteing vegetables
A 8 inch skillet measures 8 inches across the rim and about 6 inches across the flat base, giving roughly 28 square inches of usable cooking...
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A 8 inch skillet when cooking pancakes
A 8 inch skillet measures 8 inches across the rim and about 6 inches across the flat base, giving roughly 28 square inches of usable cooking...
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A 10 inch skillet when searing steaks
A 10 inch skillet measures 10 inches across the rim and about 8 inches across the flat base, giving roughly 50 square inches of usable cooki...
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A 10 inch skillet when searing chicken thighs
A 10 inch skillet measures 10 inches across the rim and about 8 inches across the flat base, giving roughly 50 square inches of usable cooki...
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A 10 inch skillet when sauteing vegetables
A 10 inch skillet measures 10 inches across the rim and about 8 inches across the flat base, giving roughly 50 square inches of usable cooki...
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A 10 inch skillet when cooking pancakes
A 10 inch skillet measures 10 inches across the rim and about 8 inches across the flat base, giving roughly 50 square inches of usable cooki...
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A 10.25 inch skillet when searing steaks
A 10.25 inch skillet measures 10.25 inches across the rim and about 8.3 inches across the flat base, giving roughly 53 square inches of usab...
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A 10.25 inch skillet when searing chicken thighs
A 10.25 inch skillet measures 10.25 inches across the rim and about 8.3 inches across the flat base, giving roughly 53 square inches of usab...
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A 10.25 inch skillet when sauteing vegetables
A 10.25 inch skillet measures 10.25 inches across the rim and about 8.3 inches across the flat base, giving roughly 53 square inches of usab...
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A 10.25 inch skillet when cooking pancakes
A 10.25 inch skillet measures 10.25 inches across the rim and about 8.3 inches across the flat base, giving roughly 53 square inches of usab...
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A 12 inch skillet when searing steaks
A 12 inch skillet measures 12 inches across the rim and about 10 inches across the flat base, giving roughly 79 square inches of usable cook...
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A 12 inch skillet when searing chicken thighs
A 12 inch skillet measures 12 inches across the rim and about 10 inches across the flat base, giving roughly 79 square inches of usable cook...
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A 12 inch skillet when sauteing vegetables
A 12 inch skillet measures 12 inches across the rim and about 10 inches across the flat base, giving roughly 79 square inches of usable cook...
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A 12 inch skillet when cooking pancakes
A 12 inch skillet measures 12 inches across the rim and about 10 inches across the flat base, giving roughly 79 square inches of usable cook...
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A 13 inch skillet when searing steaks
A 13 inch skillet measures 13 inches across the rim and about 11 inches across the flat base, giving roughly 95 square inches of usable cook...
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A 13 inch skillet when searing chicken thighs
A 13 inch skillet measures 13 inches across the rim and about 11 inches across the flat base, giving roughly 95 square inches of usable cook...
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A 13 inch skillet when sauteing vegetables
A 13 inch skillet measures 13 inches across the rim and about 11 inches across the flat base, giving roughly 95 square inches of usable cook...
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A 13 inch skillet when cooking pancakes
A 13 inch skillet measures 13 inches across the rim and about 11 inches across the flat base, giving roughly 95 square inches of usable cook...
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A 14 inch skillet when searing steaks
A 14 inch skillet measures 14 inches across the rim and about 12 inches across the flat base, giving roughly 113 square inches of usable coo...
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A 14 inch skillet when searing chicken thighs
A 14 inch skillet measures 14 inches across the rim and about 12 inches across the flat base, giving roughly 113 square inches of usable coo...
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A 14 inch skillet when sauteing vegetables
A 14 inch skillet measures 14 inches across the rim and about 12 inches across the flat base, giving roughly 113 square inches of usable coo...
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A 14 inch skillet when cooking pancakes
A 14 inch skillet measures 14 inches across the rim and about 12 inches across the flat base, giving roughly 113 square inches of usable coo...
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A 15 inch skillet when searing steaks
A 15 inch skillet measures 15 inches across the rim and about 13 inches across the flat base, giving roughly 133 square inches of usable coo...
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A 15 inch skillet when searing chicken thighs
A 15 inch skillet measures 15 inches across the rim and about 13 inches across the flat base, giving roughly 133 square inches of usable coo...
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A 15 inch skillet when sauteing vegetables
A 15 inch skillet measures 15 inches across the rim and about 13 inches across the flat base, giving roughly 133 square inches of usable coo...
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A 15 inch skillet when cooking pancakes
A 15 inch skillet measures 15 inches across the rim and about 13 inches across the flat base, giving roughly 133 square inches of usable coo...
Common questions
Where do these figures come from?
Every number on these pages is calculated from the same material properties and published manufacturer specifications that the calculators use, so the two can never disagree. Each page is labelled as resting on either a published standard or a kitchen convention, and where no defensible figure exists the page says so rather than inventing one.
Why are there so many of these pages?
Because the useful answer is almost always specific. A page that tells you what size pan four seared portions need is far more useful than a page about pan sizing in general, and there are genuinely that many combinations worth working through. Each one carries its own worked table rather than a generic one.
Are the prices on these pages current?
Product prices come from live retailer data at build time and they move constantly, which is why every product card carries that warning rather than presenting a figure as fixed. The calculated figures, meaning areas, capacities, temperatures and hardness, do not change.