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• n  cooking in fat or oil in a pan or griddle
• v  be excessively hot
• v  cook on a hot surface using fat
• v  kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair

• According to Swedish researchers, frying potatoes or other starchy foods triggers the formation of an organic molecule called acrylamide, which has been shown to cause cancer in .
• At my house we also rely on the frying-pan test to judge whether a young kid is ready for feature-length animation.
• KFC is being sued for frying its chicken in cooking oils that contain trans fats, which can contribute to heart disease and diabetes.

• sauteing
• fry
• electrocute

News & Articles

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• Stick a fork in her, she's done! Food Network let's Paula Deen go after
  Paula Deen is out of the frying pan and has been fired. The Food Network plans to let the 66-year-old star go at the end...
  June 21, 2013 - New York Post
• Which frying pans sizzle and which ones fizzle
  Frying pans are a kitchen staple, but just because a celebrity chef endorses it doesn’t mean it works. Consumer Reports looks at which ones are the best. …
  June 20, 2013 - FOX 59 Indianapolis
• Frying pan fire causes moderate damage to kitchen in Slidell home
  An unattended frying pan on the stove sparked a fire that caused moderate damage to the kitchen of a house in Slidell over the weekend, authorities reported Monday. No one was injured in the incident. Firefighters with the parish's 1st...
  June 17, 2013 - New Orleans Times-Picayune

Quotes

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• President Bush in Sydney Morning Herald
  Marshmallow and Yam were a little sceptical about going to a place called Frying Pan Park,Bush said. "I don't blame them."
• Richard Nixon in International Herald Tribune
  Your government and I - we've got bigger fish to fry than this damn thing,Nixon said, meaning the war. "The main thing is to get this one out of the damn frying pan so that we can get busy, on with other things."
• Clive Stafford Smith in Guardian Unlimited
  We are going to block his rendition to Jordan,attorney Clive Stafford Smith told The Associated Press. "To be sure, he would be out of (Guantanamo), but it would be from the frying pan into the fire."