2 cups of your favorite chili sauce (Heinz, Hunts etc. all make one) 1/4 cup Cajun seasonings (paprika white/black pepper, ...

$43. Buy on Amazon. Unlike a skillet with a wide, flat bottom and short, slightly sloped sides, this pan feels tailor-made for stirring and flipping pasta.

I've never been one for gravy -- in the worst cases, it's lumpy and tastes of uncooked flour; in the best cases, it's viscous and generic.

One can get finicky with pan sauces. (I, for one, am guilty of this.) Various thickening agents, aromatics, and even cream all bring certain charms to the pan, but my favorite (and incidentally ...

How to make a pan sauce. For a simple pan sauce, return the fond-encrusted hot pan to a medium-high or high heat. Use a wooden spoon to scrape the bottom of the pan and start to release the fond.

This set includes a 10.5-inch fry pan, 3-quart sauce pan, 4.5-quart saute pan, and a 6.5-quart Dutch oven, plus lids and modular storage racks that make you feel like an organized adult.

That’s why you should know how to make pan a sauce: It follows the same principle. It might not be 100% free, but pan sauce is, without a doubt, the best two-for-one trick up a cook's sleeve.

Preparation. Step 1. Let 1–1½ lb. steak sit at room temperature for as long as possible before cooking (even if it’s only for 10 minutes, that’s fine). Pat steak dry with paper towels. → ...