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Sauce Pans

Commercial Sauce Pans in Toronto & Canada

A sauce pan is the workhorse for anything that needs steady heat and constant stirring on the stove, from pan sauces, gravy, and custards to rice and other sides, and you'll want a set whenever you're opening a kitchen, adding a sauce station, or replacing pans that have warped or scorched through. Winco's ASP Series Tapered Aluminum Sauce Pan covers the range from 1 1/2 to 10 qt, and the SSSP-Series Stainless Steel Sauce Pan With Cover adds an induction ready tri-ply base in 2 to 7 1/2 qt sizes. Browne's Tapered Aluminum Sauce Pan runs from 1.5 to 11 qt with tapered sides that make stirring and churning easier, and the ELEMENTS Stainless Steel Sauce Pan With Cover is an induction ready tri-ply pan in 2 to 10 qt sizes. Whether you're running an Italian restaurant in Toronto, a catering kitchen in Mississauga, or a soup counter right here in Vaughan, Phoenix Food Equipment ships sauce pans across the GTA, Oakville included, and nationwide across Canada.

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions we hear from operators.

What is a sauce pan used for?

A sauce pan is a deep-sided pan with a long handle, made for cooking liquids on the stovetop: sauces, gravy, custards, melted butter, small batches of soup, and sides like rice or oatmeal. The deeper sides keep liquid from splashing out as you stir, so it's the pan to grab whenever a dish is mostly liquid. Reach for a wider, shallower sauté or fry pan instead when you want browning. Tapered pans, like the Browne Tapered Aluminum Sauce Pan, have sides shaped to make stirring and churning easier, which helps when you're whisking a sauce or working a custard.

What size sauce pan do I need for a restaurant?

Match the pan to the batch. Small pans in the 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 qt range suit melting butter, warming a single sauce, or reducing a glaze. The 3 to 5 qt range covers gravy, sides, and mid-size sauces for a busy station, and 7 qt and up handles big batches of soup or sauce. The Winco ASP Series comes in seven sizes from 1 1/2 to 10 qt, and its 7 and 10 qt pans include a helper handle for safer lifting, while the Browne Tapered pan goes up to 11 qt. For volumes beyond that, step up to one of our stock pots.

Do sauce pans come with lids?

It depends on the pan. The Winco SSSP-Series Stainless Steel Sauce Pan With Cover and the Browne ELEMENTS Stainless Steel Sauce Pan With Cover both come with a cover, so you can hold heat or simmer without splatter. The Winco ASP Series aluminum pans are compatible with Winco ASP-Series covers, so match the cover to the pan size. A cover is worth having whenever you're simmering or holding a sauce, or bringing liquid to a boil faster.