Frying Pan

"Well somebody's gonna make them some zombie grits!"

- Ellis

The Frying Pan is a close combat weapon introduced in Left 4 Dead 2. It was one of the first weapons revealed to be in the sequel; in the very first promo for Left 4 Dead 2, Nick can be seen hitting Common Infected with it.

Like with every melee weapon, the Frying Pan takes the place of the Pistol. It is reported to have significantly more hit-detection-rays than the Machete. As with all of the close combat weapons, the Frying Pan is capable of killing Tanks in 10 hits, Witches in 4 hits, Common in 1 hit, and Special Infected in 1-2 hits, but due to distance or abilities of the Special Infected, it's usually best just to shoot them. The Frying Pan, like other melee weapons, inflicts a small amount of friendly fire damage when it hits another Survivor.

Trivia

 * This seems to be Nick's signature weapon.
 * In Left 4 Dead, there are many unusable frying pans throughout the game, mostly in kitchens or safe rooms.
 * Both Common and Special infected have a tendency to fly back when killed with it.
 * The Frying Pan is extremely common weapon to find in Swamp Fever, Hard Rain and The Parish campaigns. It does not appear in Dead Center and Dark Carnival at all.
 * The Frying Pan, along with the Nightstick, are the only melee weapons that don't cause any physical deformities to Common Infected meaning no decapitation or dismemberment.
 * Ellis will usually reference making "zombie grits" with the frying pan. Grits are a very popular southern dish that is made of ground-up corn, referring to a frying pan being used to cook grits, as well as Ellis' southern origins.