Frying_pan alias

BUR #23653 has been approved by @nonamethanks.

create alias skillet -> frying_pan

Same type of kitchen utensil under different name regardless of minor technical differences. Wikipedia even redirected skillet into frying pan.

Functionally they're the same thing, but does seem there are some technical differences such as how the sides of the pan are shaped and then also material of their make. Cast iron pretty much are always skillets, while non-cast iron will be a frypan. Probably the main visual to differentiate them would be the presence of a pour spout which frypans usually will never have, while a skillet will frequently have one (ex: post #4068333, post #3951272).

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GreyOmega said:

Functionally they're the same thing, but does seem there are some technical differences such as how the sides of the pan are shaped and then also material of their make. Cast iron pretty much are always skillets, while non-cast iron will be a frypan. Probably the main visual to differentiate them would be the presence of a pour spout which frypans usually will never have, while a skillet will frequently have one (ex: post #4068333, post #3951272).

This is a convention difference, for whatever reason it's traditional to make cast iron skillets with spouts and stainless ones without, but there are plenty of exceptions to the rule. Either way, it's too niche of a difference to be useful here. Very few of the posts in skillet have spouts, but many of them are mislabeled pots or other dishes, so I think this alias would definitely make a positive impact.

Looking at skillet at a glance I could only find a handful of examples of the spout, and as the OP says Wikipedia aliases skillet to frying pan. Maybe make skillet spout or spouted pan or something similar if you want to have a tag specifically for pans with those spouts, but it's pointless to keep skillet as a separate tag when it's obvious that most of our users see it as a synonym already.

The bulk update request #23653 (forum #270141) has been approved by @nonamethanks.