Food you cook in a frying pan?

Frying pans are best used for foods that need fast cooking at a high heat, either dry or with oil. As the name suggests, frying pans are designed for "pan frying," which means that food is cooked in a shallow (up to one inch) of very hot melted fat or oil. Tender cuts of meat such as steak and burgers can be successfully fried, as well as eggs, fish, chicken pieces and many types of sturdy vegetables such as onions, potatoes, squash, Okra and so on. Frying pans can and are used for other types of cooking, both on the stove top and in the oven. Cornbread is one example of food that is often baked in a frying pan.