Technically, stir frying in done in a wok and sauteing is done in a flat-bottomed pan.
what is a stir-fry
what is a stir-fry
Basically, nothing at all.However, shallow frying involves turning the food whilst still in the pan, whereas sauteing, the pan is "flipped" as in a lot of Asian cooking (Saute comes from the French - sauter - meaning to "jump".
There are lots of different ways, here are a few: boiling broiling frying sauteing dry frying shallow frying deep fat frying baking grilling toasting
I usually use a spatula, or something similar.
Ummm..... cooking? Seriously, depending on what type of pot or pan, boiling, simmering, steaming, sauteing, frying, deep frying, roasting, baking ....
Yes.
A wok.
"Stir frying to the worlds edge" and "The stir fry cookbook" are two great book with hundreds of stir frying recipes and techniques. Both can be found on Amazon for fairly cheap and downloaded instantly.
For this technique of frying, the heat is super high and the foods are stir-fried in a flash.
Pickling, stewing, grilling, pan-frying, stir-frying
You can't use if for deep fat fry,but you can use it for sauteing and shallow frying. The olive oil will also get a burnt smell if you use it too much!