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There are several types of pans designed specifically for making omelets. A traditional omelet pan is made with low curved edges and a wide diameter bottom to enable the omelet to be rolled easily.

A deep baking pan that has a hollow tube in the center, which allows for more uniform baking. A tube pan is used for baking cakes such as angel food and sponge cake and may also be called an angel food cake pan.

A pan used for roasting foods in a conventional gas or electric oven. A roasting pan should be large enough to place a metal roasting rack in the bottom, heavy enough to be used on the stovetop burner for making gravy and sauces from the drippings, and well made of thick metal with sturdy handles for maintaining a good grip on the pan to easily control it when filled with the foods being cooked.

A baking pan, rectangular in shape and deep walled, that is used to bake a single loaf of bread or various types of meat loaves.

A flat or round-bottomed pan that is shaped to effectively cook a thin crêpe. A flat-bottomed pan may be 8 to 10 inches in diameter with short side walls.

Cookware consists of different types of pots and pans that are used for specific purposes. Some of the pieces of cookware can be substituted for a type you may not have and still accomplish the type of cooking you need to perform.

stir-fry pan, stirfry pan,

As a shorter and different shaped version of a sauce pan, the saucier is a pan often used for preparations requiring more repetitive motions with the ingredients in the pan, such as stirring or whisking.

chefs pan,

A flat pan with straight sides that are ¾” or taller, which is used for baking food in the oven. There are many sizes and depths available, but the most common sizes is 9 x 13 x 2 inches.

Constructed like a traditional loaf pan, this type of pan is made to allow fat and drippings to be removed as the loaf bakes.

A round pan with scalloped edges that is used to form a soft tortilla into a tortilla shell to make taco salads, creative desserts or similar recipes.

A baking pan commonly found in every kitchen. Cake pans can be round, square, or rectangular and are available in several sizes.

A round or oblong shallow pan with smooth or fluted sides. Some varieties of the pans contain removable bottoms so the contents can be removed easily and cleanly, while retaining the shape created by the fluted sides of the pan.

A type of pan that is made specifically for braising foods. Available in several different sizes, this pan is round, contains a lid, and has two small round handles opposite each other.

A pan that is constructed similar to a muffin tin except that the cups have a rounded bottom and a stem that comes up in the center of each cup to create the hole in the doughnut.

A pan that is constructed similar to a muffin tin except that the cups have a rounded bottom and a stem that comes up in the center of each cup to create the hole in the doughnut.

A cooking vessel that is used to prepare the traditional Spanish rice dish, paella. The pan is a large diameter, shallow skillet-like pan that may be made from cast iron, enameled metal, or brushed aluminum.

A small sized pan that that is used for baking loaves of bread or meat loaves in smaller portions. Commonly sought for making gift loaves of sweet or traditional breads as well as for making fresh portions to be served for one or two during a dinner, Mini Loaf Pans are approximately 5 to 6 inches in length and 3 inches in width.

A shallow pan that has shallow sides that are generally fluted to provide a decorative edge to the item being baked.