Hi Yes, frying mushrooms definitely has a smell. I like it, especially if you put some garlic in Yes, cats don't like hissing sounds; and such a sound is made by putting meat into a frying pan I think I would say 'spatter' rather than 'splatter' but both words are OK Cooking in one pan is certainly popular in the UK - for example, a stew. Why use two pans when you could use one?
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