What is the French name for a specialized crepe pan?

The French name for a specialized crepe pan is crêpière. The word usually refers to a shallow, round pan designed for spreading and cooking thin crêpes evenly.

A crêpière has low sides, making it easier to slide a spatula beneath a delicate crêpe and to spread batter close to the edge. In everyday French, the term can also refer to an electric crepe maker or a professional griddle.

In Brittany, readers may encounter the word billig, which traditionally describes a large, flat cast-iron plate used for cooking crêpes. A billig is related to a crêpière but is not exactly the same kind of pan. Likewise, poêle à frire simply means frying pan and is a broad category, not the specialized name.

The accent matters in French spelling, but “crepiere” is still recognizable in informal writing. Crêpière can also mean a woman who makes crêpes, although the cookware meaning is intended here.