sautoire

sautoire

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French sautoire.

Noun

sautoire (plural sautoires)

1. A heavy skillet with straight sides, used for sautéing food.
   • 1893, Charles Ranhofer, The Epicurean, Dover (Calla Editions), 2017 Facsimile Edition, page 334,

     Use the same slices of bread, only instead of toasting them, lay them in a sautoire with hot clarified butter; brown them on one side only, then drain, and leave the butter in the sautoire.

   • 1900, Jennie Day Rees, The Complete Cook Book, page 109,

     Dip them in beaten egg, roll in fresh bread crumbs, and place in a sautoire with one ounce of clarified butter.

   • 1903, Mrs. Simon Kander, Mrs. Henry Schoenfeld, The "Settlement" Cook Book, 1903: The Way to a Man's Heart, Dover, 2005, page 74,

     Lay them in a sautoire, season with salt, pepper and two ounces butter.

2. Misspelling of sautoir.
   • 1920, Dry Goods Economist (volume 74, issues 3982-3990, page 73)

     Another new conceit is the sautoire made of narrow colored or metal ribbons and carrying at the end a symbol of good luck, such as an ivory elephant […]

Related terms

• sautoir
• sauteuse (sautéing skillet with sloping sides)

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