How to Use Your Microwave to Be a Better Cook

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Like a good skillet, a great sauté pan is made from fully clad stainless steel, which conducts and maintains heat well. It’s also good for developing fond, the flavorful bits of food left behind after browning that serve as the base for pan sauces. [This week’s guide]( features [our top-rated sauté pan]( as well as all our other must-have pots and pans. [A Sauté Pan]( Must-Have of the week A Sauté Pan This pan wowed our cooks from the very start of testing. It browned food evenly on the stovetop and produced fluffy rice in the oven. Its broad cooking surface provided plenty of room to brown meatballs and accommodated 1 pound of raw spinach. Its walls were high enough that we didn’t lose any food when stirring but low enough that it was easy to reach inside with tongs to flip food. Its moderate weight meant it wasn’t too heavy to pour from. Its handle was long, offset, and straight, with a small divot on which we could rest our thumb. 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