Sauté comes from the French verb sauter, meaning “to jump”, which is exactly what your culinary creations will do in sauté pans from American Kitchen Cookware. A sauté pan is a wide pan with relatively straight sides and a single long handle for cooking food quickly in a small amount of oil. Differing from a skillet which typically has angled sides, our sauté pan’s flat-bottomed design allows for a greater proportion of cooking area, which makes it ideal for searing meat. It can also contain a higher volume of liquid, perfect when deglazing and creating a gravy or sauce.