Posted by Timothy Banning on March 24, 19100 at 12:45:16 :
In Reply to: frying vs. sauteeing posted by gina on March 24, 19100 at 10:41:49 :
From Larousse Gastronomique
"Saute is cooking in a pan over strong heat in fat or oil Shaking the pan and making whatever is in it sauter of to jump to keep it from sticking to the pan."
You are right generally sauteing uses less oil that frying. In sauteing the food is in contact with the pan that is not necessarily the case in frying.