when a recipe calls for a large skillet, how many inches does that mean? (ingredients, pancake)

[sportslover]

The largest skillet I have is a 10.5 inch. Is this considered large when a recipe says to make in a large skillet ? if not , how many inches is considered a large skillet? how big is your biggest skillet?

[SATX56]

10" on up I would consider fairly large. 13" is pretty good size. Depth matters too though. We have several sizes including an electric that's 16" or so and 4" deep.

[momtothree]

Can you post the recipe? It depends on how much food there is to cook. I wouldn't consider yours to be large and more of a medium. Mine is 14 inches. I use the 10 for eggs. I also have a 16 inch bit that's for bigger recipes. I usually just use the 14. I think skillets are more shallow than saute pans. I have the same sizes in saute pans.

[sportslover]

Originally Posted by momtothree

Can you post the recipe? It depends on how much food there is to cook. I wouldn't consider yours to be large and more of a medium. Mine is 14 inches. I use the 10 for eggs. I also have a 16 inch bit that's for bigger recipes. I usually just use the 14. I think skillets are more shallow than saute pans. I have the same sizes in saute pans.

This is one recipe that I found :

Skillet Lasagna

Ingredients:

¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling
4 cloves garlic, sliced
1½ pounds ripe tomatoes, diced
4 tablespoons chopped fresh basil and/or parsley, plus more for garnish
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
1 cup ricotta cheese
1 large egg
2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese, plus more for garnish
6 sheets no-bake lasagna noodles
1 carrot, peeled into ribbons
1 zucchini, peeled into ribbons
3½ cups baby spinach
⅓ pound mozzarella cheese, thinly sliced

Directions: Heat the ¼ cup olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the garlic; cook until golden, 1 minute. Add the tomatoes, 1 tablespoon herbs, ½ teaspoon salt, and pepper to taste; cook until saucy, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a blender and purée. Return 1 cup of the sauce to the skillet and reduce the heat to low; reserve the remaining sauce.

Meanwhile, mix the ricotta, egg, parmesan, the remaining 3 tablespoons herbs, ½ teaspoon salt, and pepper to taste in a bowl. Place 2 lasagna noodles over the sauce in the skillet. Layer half of the carrot and zucchini on top; drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Cover with half of the spinach, half of the ricotta mixture, a few pieces of mozzarella, and 2 to 3 tablespoons of the reserved tomato sauce. Repeat the layers, ending with noodles. Top with the remaining sauce and mozzarella.

Cover and simmer until the lasagna is cooked and the cheese melts, 20 to 25 minutes. Let rest for a few minutes before slicing. Garnish with more parmesan and fresh herbs.

[Dirt Grinder]

Originally Posted by ninersfan82

...how big is your biggest skillet?

LOL - let's not make this a size contest .

[cb at sea]

I use a 12 inch skillet...but I have smaller ones. I use the size where the food won't be "crowded"...especially, if frying.

[Bulldogdad]

12in.

My largest is a 14.5 5qt saute pan.

[jtur88]

Mine is eight inches across the bottom. But it's too small to make more than one pancake or piece of French toast at a time, so I guess ten inches would be the minimum for what I'd call "large".

[Clemencia53]

Might be too small to be able to move things around. I like lots of room. Have several large 14" and one that is even bigger.

[Clemencia53]

But now that I read the entire recipe - that size should work. If the skillet is too big, you won't have decent layers.