"una sarten or un sarten" when describing a frying pan

Question

In a recipe, do you use "una sarten" or "un sarten " to describe a frying pan?

Answer 1

Sartén.

(Del lat. sart?go, -?nis).

1. (femenino). Recipiente de cocina, generalmente de metal, de forma circular, poco hondo y con mango largo, que sirve para guisar. En muchos lugares de América y España se usa como masculino.

   2.fem. Lo que se fríe de una vez en la sartén.

tener alguien la sarten por el mango.

1. loc. verb. coloq. Ser dueño de la situación, poder decidir o mandar.

this is extracted from Real Academia de la Lengua Española Dictionary. - juluque, Feb 3, 2010

Answer 2

I've always used "la sartén". Even though "el sartén" is also correct, I don't like how it sounds.

It's similar to "el calor" and "la calor". The second sounds awful and it's also correct.

Answer 3

Although the dictionary says it's either a feminine or masculine noun, I've always seen it as "la sartén."

Don't forget the accent on the "e."