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<p><b>Cookware</b> and <b>bakeware</b> is food preparation equipment, such as cooking pots, pans, <a href="Baking_sheet" class="mw-redirect" title="Baking sheet">baking sheets</a> etc. used in <a href="Kitchen" title="Kitchen">kitchens</a>. Cookware is used on a <a href="Kitchen_stove" title="Kitchen stove">stove</a> or range <a href="Cooktop" title="Cooktop">cooktop</a>, while bakeware is used in an <a href="Oven" title="Oven">oven</a>. Some utensils are considered both cookware and bakeware.
</p><p>There is a great variety of cookware and bakeware in shape, material, and inside surface. Some materials <a href="Thermal_conductivity" class="mw-redirect" title="Thermal conductivity">conduct heat well</a>; some retain heat well. Some surfaces are <a href="Non-stick_surface" title="Non-stick surface">non-stick</a>; some require <a href="Seasoning_(cookware)" title="Seasoning (cookware)">seasoning</a>.
</p><p>Some pots and their lids have handles or knobs made of low thermal conductance materials such as <a href="Bakelite" title="Bakelite">bakelite</a>, <a href="Plastic" title="Plastic">plastic</a> or <a href="Wood" title="Wood">wood</a>, which make them easy to pick up without <a href="Oven_glove" title="Oven glove">oven gloves</a>.
</p><p>A good cooking pot design has an "overcook edge" which is what the lid lies on. The lid has a dripping edge that prevents <a href="Condensation" title="Condensation">condensation</a> fluid from dripping off when handling the lid (taking it off and holding it 45°) or putting it down.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2></div>
<p>The history of cooking vessels before the development of pottery is minimal due to the limited archaeological evidence. The earliest <a href="Pottery" title="Pottery">pottery</a> vessels, dating from <span class="nowrap">19,600<span style="margin-left:0.225em;margin-right:0.225em;">±</span>400 <a href="Before_present" class="mw-redirect" title="Before present">BP</a></span>, were discovered in <a href="Xianren_Cave" title="Xianren Cave">Xianrendong Cave</a>, <a href="Jiangxi" title="Jiangxi">Jiangxi</a>, China. The pottery may have been used as cookware, manufactured by <a href="Hunter-gatherer" title="Hunter-gatherer">hunter-gatherers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-npr1_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-npr1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is also possible to extrapolate likely developments based on methods used by latter peoples. Among the first of the techniques believed to be used by <a href="Stone_Age" title="Stone Age">Stone Age</a> civilizations were improvements to basic <a href="Roasting" title="Roasting">roasting</a>. In addition to exposing food to direct heat from either an open fire or hot embers, it is possible to cover the food with clay or large leaves before roasting to preserve moisture in the cooked result. Examples of similar techniques are still in use in many modern cuisines.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTETannahill198813_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTETannahill198813-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>Of greater difficulty was finding a method to boil water. For people without access to natural heated water sources, such as hot springs, heated stones ("<a href="Pot_boiler" title="Pot boiler">pot boilers</a>") could be placed in a water-filled vessel to raise its temperature (for example, a leaf-lined pit or the <a href="Stomach" title="Stomach">stomach</a> from animals killed by hunters).<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTETannahill198814–16_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTETannahill198814–16-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In many locations the shells of <a href="Turtle" title="Turtle">turtles</a> or large <a href="Mollusk" class="mw-redirect" title="Mollusk">mollusks</a> provided a source for waterproof cooking vessels. <a href="Bamboo" title="Bamboo">Bamboo</a> tubes sealed at the end with clay provided a usable container in Asia, while the inhabitants of the <a href="Tehuacan_Valley" class="mw-redirect" title="Tehuacan Valley">Tehuacan Valley</a> began carving large stone bowls that were permanently set into a hearth as early as 7,000 BC.
</p><p>According to Frank Hamilton Cushing, Native American cooking <a href="Basket" title="Basket">baskets</a> used by the <a href="Zuni_(tribe)" class="mw-redirect" title="Zuni (tribe)">Zuni</a> (Zuñi) developed from mesh casings woven to stabilize gourd water vessels. He reported witnessing cooking basket use by <a href="Havasupai" title="Havasupai">Havasupai</a> in 1881. Roasting baskets covered with clay would be filled with <a href="Charcoal" title="Charcoal">wood coals</a> and the product to be roasted. When the thus-fired clay separated from the basket, it would become a usable clay roasting pan in itself. This indicates a steady progression from use of woven gourd casings to waterproof cooking baskets to pottery. Other than in many other cultures, Native Americans used and still use the heat source inside the cookware. Cooking baskets are filled with hot stones and roasting pans with wood coals.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Native Americans would form a basket from large leaves to boil water, according to historical novelist <a href="Louis_L'Amour" title="Louis L'Amour">Louis L'Amour</a>. As long as the flames did not reach above the level of water in the basket, the leaves would not burn through.
</p><p>The development of pottery allowed for the creation of fireproof cooking vessels in a variety of shapes and sizes. Coating the earthenware with some type of plant gum, and later glazes, converted the porous container into a waterproof vessel. The earthenware cookware could then be suspended over a fire through use of a tripod or other apparatus, or even be placed directly into a low fire or coal bed as in the case of the <a href="Pipkin" title="Pipkin">pipkin</a>. Ceramics conduct heat poorly, however, so ceramic pots must cook over relatively low heats and over long periods of time. However, most ceramic pots will crack if used on the <a href="Stovetop" class="mw-redirect" title="Stovetop">stovetop</a>, and are only intended for the oven.
</p><p>The development of <a href="Bronze" title="Bronze">bronze</a> and <a href="Iron" title="Iron">iron</a> metalworking skills allowed for cookware made from metal to be manufactured, although adoption of the new cookware was slow due to the much higher cost. After the development of metal cookware there was little new development in cookware, with the standard <a href="Medieval" class="mw-redirect" title="Medieval">Medieval</a> kitchen utilizing a cauldron and a shallow earthenware pan for most cooking tasks, with a <a href="Spit_(cooking_aide)" class="mw-redirect" title="Spit (cooking aide)">spit</a> employed for roasting.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTETannahill198816,_96_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTETannahill198816,_96-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBeard1975174–175_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBeard1975174–175-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>By the 17th century, it was common for a Western kitchen to contain a number of skillets, baking pans, a kettle and several pots, along with a variety of pot hooks and trivets. Brass or copper vessels were common in Asia and Europe, whilst iron pots were common in the <a href="Thirteen_Colonies" title="Thirteen Colonies">American colonies</a>. Improvements in metallurgy during the 19th and 20th centuries allowed for pots and pans from metals such as steel, stainless steel and aluminium to be economically produced.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBeard1975174–175_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBeard1975174–175-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cookware_materials">Cookware materials</h2></div>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Metal">Metal</h3></div>
<p>Metal pots are made from a narrow range of metals because pots and <a href="Frying_pan" title="Frying pan">pans</a> need to <a href="Heat_conduction" class="mw-redirect" title="Heat conduction">conduct</a> heat well, but also need to be <a href="Chemically_unreactive" class="mw-redirect" title="Chemically unreactive">chemically unreactive</a> so that they do not alter the flavor of the food.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Most materials that are conductive enough to heat evenly are too reactive to use in food preparation. In some cases (copper pots, for example), a pot may be made out of a more reactive metal, and then <a href="Tinning" title="Tinning">tinned</a> or clad with another. While metal pots take heat very well, they usually react poorly to rapid cooling, such as being plunged into water while hot, this will usually warp the piece over time.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Aluminium">Aluminium</h4></div>
<p>Aluminium is a lightweight metal with very good thermal conductivity. It is resistant to many forms of corrosion. Aluminium is commonly available in sheet, cast, or anodized forms,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWilliams19868–9_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWilliams19868–9-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and may be physically combined with other metals (see below).
</p><p>Sheet aluminium is spun or stamped into form. Due to the softness of the metal, it may be alloyed with magnesium, copper, or bronze to increase its strength. Sheet aluminium is commonly used for baking sheets, pie plates, and cake or muffin pans. Deep or shallow pots may be formed from sheet aluminium.
</p><p>Cast aluminium can produce a thicker product than sheet aluminium, and is appropriate for irregular shapes and thicknesses. Due to the microscopic pores caused by the casting process, cast aluminium has a lower thermal conductivity than sheet aluminium. It is also more expensive. Accordingly, cast aluminium cookware has become less common. It is used, for example, to make <a href="Dutch_oven" title="Dutch oven">Dutch ovens</a> lightweight and <a href="Bundt" class="mw-redirect" title="Bundt">bundt</a> pans heavy duty, and used in ladles and handles and <a href="Wok" title="Wok">woks</a> to keep the sides at a lower temperature than the center.
</p><p><a href="Anodized_aluminium" class="mw-redirect" title="Anodized aluminium">Anodized aluminium</a> has had the naturally occurring layer of <a href="Aluminium_oxide" title="Aluminium oxide">aluminium oxide</a> thickened by <a href="Anodizing#Process" title="Anodizing">an electrolytic process</a> to create a surface that is hard and non-reactive. It is used for sauté pans, stockpots, roasters, and Dutch ovens.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWilliams19868–9_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWilliams19868–9-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>Uncoated and un-anodized aluminium can react with acidic foods to change the taste of the food. Sauces containing egg yolks, or vegetables such as asparagus or artichokes may cause oxidation of non-anodized aluminium.
</p><p>Aluminium exposure has been suggested as a risk factor for <a href="Alzheimer's_disease" title="Alzheimer's disease">Alzheimer's disease</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Of one of which its proponents is Prof. <a href="Christopher_Exley" title="Christopher Exley">Christopher Exley</a>, who has published his findings. However, the Alzheimer's Association states that "studies have failed to confirm any role for aluminum in causing Alzheimer's."<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The link remains controversial.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Copper">Copper</h4></div>
<p><a href="Copper" title="Copper">Copper</a> provides the highest thermal conductivity among non-<a href="Noble_metal" title="Noble metal">noble metals</a> and is therefore fast <a href="Heat" title="Heat">heating</a> with unparalleled heat distribution <i>(see: <a href="Copper_in_heat_exchangers" title="Copper in heat exchangers">Copper in heat exchangers</a>).</i> Pots and pans are <a href="Cold_forming" class="mw-redirect" title="Cold forming">cold-formed</a> from copper sheets of various thicknesses, with those in excess of 2.5 mm considered commercial (or <i>extra-fort</i>) grade. Between 1 mm and 2.5 mm wall thickness is considered utility (<i>fort</i>) grade, with thicknesses below 1.5 mm often requiring <a href="Tube_beading" title="Tube beading">tube beading</a> or edge rolling for reinforcement. Less than 1mm wall thickness is generally considered decorative, with exception made for the case of .75–1 mm <a href="Planishing" title="Planishing">planished</a> copper, which is <a href="Work_hardening" title="Work hardening">hardened</a> by hammering and therefore expresses performance and strength characteristic of thicker material.
</p><p>Copper thickness of less than .25 mm is, in the case of cookware, referred to as <a href="Foil_(metal)" title="Foil (metal)">foil</a> and must be formed to a more structurally rigid metal to produce a serviceable vessel. Such applications of copper are purely aesthetic and do not materially contribute to cookware performance.
</p><p>Copper is reactive with acidic foods which can result in corrosion, the byproducts of which can foment <a href="Copper_toxicity" title="Copper toxicity">copper toxicity</a>. In certain circumstances, however, unlined copper is recommended and safe, for instance in the preparation of <a href="Meringue" title="Meringue">meringue</a>, where copper ions prompt proteins to denature (unfold) and enable stronger protein bonds across the sulfur contained in egg whites. Unlined copper is also used in the making of preserves, jams and jellies. Copper does not store ("bank") heat, and so thermal flows reverse almost immediately upon removal from heat. This allows precise control of consistency and texture while cooking sugar and pectin-thickened preparations. Alone, fruit acid would be sufficient to cause leaching of copper byproducts, but naturally occurring fruit sugars and added preserving sugars buffer copper reactivity. Unlined pans have thereby been used safely in such applications for centuries.
</p><p>Lining copper pots and pans prevents copper from contact with <a href="Acid" title="Acid">acidic</a> foods. The most popular lining types are <a href="Tin" title="Tin">tin</a>, <a href="Stainless_steel" title="Stainless steel">stainless steel</a>, <a href="Nickel" title="Nickel">nickel</a> and <a href="Silver" title="Silver">silver</a>.
</p><p>The use of tin dates back many centuries and is the original lining for copper cookware. Although the patent for <a href="Canning" title="Canning">canning</a> in sheet tin was secured in 1810 in England, legendary French chef <a href="Auguste_Escoffier" title="Auguste Escoffier">Auguste Escoffier</a> experimented with a solution for provisioning the French army while in the field by adapting the tin lining techniques used for his cookware to more robust steel containers (then only lately introduced for canning) which protected the cans from corrosion and soldiers from lead solder and <a href="Botulism" title="Botulism">botulism</a> poisoning.
</p><p>Tin linings sufficiently robust for cooking are wiped onto copper by hand, producing a .35–45-mm-thick lining.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHoare195982_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHoare195982-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Decorative copper cookware, i.e., a pot or pan less than 1 mm thick and therefore unsuited to cooking, will often be <a href="Electroplating" title="Electroplating">electroplate</a> lined with tin. Should a wiped tin lining be damaged or wear out the cookware can be re-tinned, usually for much less cost than the purchase price of the pan. Tin presents a smooth crystalline structure and is therefore relatively non-stick in cooking applications. As a relatively soft metal abrasive cleansers or cleaning techniques can accelerate wear of tin linings. Wood, silicone or plastic implements are to preferred over harder stainless steel types.
</p><p>For a period following the Second World War, copper cookware was <a href="Electroplating" title="Electroplating">electroplated</a> with a nickel lining. Nickel is harder and more thermally efficient than tin, with a higher melting point. Despite its hardness, it wore out as fast as tin, as the plating was 20 microns thick or less, as nickel tends to plate somewhat irregularly, and requires milling to produce an even cooking surface. Nickel is also stickier than tin or silver. Copper cookware with aged or damaged nickel linings can be retinned, or possibly replating with nickel, although this is no longer widely available. Nickel linings began to fall out of favor in the 1980s owing to the isolation of nickel as an allergen.
</p><p>Silver is also applied to copper by means of electroplating, and provides an interior finish that is at once smooth, more durable than either tin or nickel, relatively non-stick and extremely thermally efficient. Copper and silver bond extremely well owing to their shared high <a href="Electrical_resistivity_and_conductivity" title="Electrical resistivity and conductivity">electro-conductivity</a>. Lining thickness varies widely by maker, but averages between 7 and 10 microns. The disadvantages of silver are expense and the tendency of sulfurous foods, especially <a href="Brassica_oleracea" title="Brassica oleracea">brassicas</a>, to discolor. Worn silver linings on copper cookware can be restored by stripping and re-electroplating.
</p><p>Copper cookware lined with a thin layer of stainless steel is available from most modern European manufacturers. Stainless steel is 25 times less thermally conductive than copper, and is sometimes critiqued for compromising the efficacy of the copper with which it is bonded. Among the advantages of stainless steel are its durability and corrosion resistance, and although relatively sticky and subject to food residue adhesions, stainless steel is tolerant of most abrasive cleaning techniques and metal implements. Stainless steel forms a pan's structural element when bonded to copper and is irreparable in the event of wear or damage.
</p><p>Using modern metal <a href="Thermocompression_bonding" title="Thermocompression bonding">bonding</a> techniques, such as <a href="Cladding_(metalworking)" title="Cladding (metalworking)">cladding</a>, copper is frequently incorporated into cookware constructed of primarily dissimilar metal, such as stainless steel, often as an enclosed diffusion layer (see <i>coated and composite cookware</i> below).
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Cast_iron">Cast iron</h4></div>
<div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="Cast-iron_cookware" title="Cast-iron cookware">Cast-iron cookware</a></div>
<p>Cast-iron cookware is slow to heat, but once at temperature provides even heating.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Cast iron can also withstand very high temperatures, making cast iron pans ideal for <a href="Searing" title="Searing">searing</a>. Being a reactive material, cast iron can have <a href="Chemical_reaction" title="Chemical reaction">chemical reactions</a> with high acid foods such as <a href="Wine" title="Wine">wine</a> or <a href="Tomato" title="Tomato">tomatoes</a>. In addition, some foods (such as <a href="Spinach" title="Spinach">spinach</a>) cooked on bare cast iron will turn black.
</p><p><a href="Cast_iron" title="Cast iron">Cast iron</a> is a somewhat brittle, porous material that rusts easily. As a result, it should not be dropped or heated unevenly and it typically requires <a href="Seasoning_(cookware)" title="Seasoning (cookware)">seasoning</a> before use. Seasoning creates a thin layer of oxidized <a href="Fat" title="Fat">fat</a> over the iron that coats and protects the surface from corrosion, and prevents sticking.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>Enameled cast-iron cookware was developed in the 1920s. In 1934, the French company <a href="Cousances" title="Cousances">Cousances</a> designed the enameled cast iron Doufeu to reduce excessive evaporation and scorching in cast iron Dutch ovens. Modeled on old braising pans in which glowing charcoal was heaped on the lids (to mimic two-fire ovens), the Doufeu has a deep recess in its lid which instead is filled with ice cubes. This keeps the lid at a lower temperature than the pot bottom. Further, little notches on the inside of the lid allow the moisture to collect and drop back into the food during the cooking. Although the Doufeu (literally, "gentlefire") can be used in an oven (without the ice, as a casserole pan), it is chiefly designed for stove top use. Enameled cast-iron cookware, unlike uncoated cast-iron, is minimally reactive thus can be used with acidic food.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Stainless_steel">Stainless steel</h4></div>
<p><a href="Stainless_steel" title="Stainless steel">Stainless steel</a> is an iron alloy containing a minimum of 11.5% chromium. Blends containing 18% chromium with either 8% nickel, called <a href="18/8_stainless_steel" class="mw-redirect" title="18/8 stainless steel">18/8</a>, or with 10% nickel, called 18/10, are commonly used for kitchen cookware. Stainless steel's virtues are resistance to corrosion, non-reactivity with either alkaline or acidic foods, and resistance to scratching and denting. Stainless steel's drawbacks for cooking use include its relatively poor thermal conductivity. Since the material does not adequately spread the heat itself, stainless steel cookware is generally made as a cladding of stainless steel on both sides of an aluminum or copper core to conduct the heat across all sides, thereby reducing "hot spots", or with a disk of copper or aluminum on just the base to conduct the heat across the base, with possible "hot spots" at the sides. Typical 18/10 stainless steel also has a relatively low <a href="Permeability_(electromagnetism)" title="Permeability (electromagnetism)">magnetic permeability</a>, making it incompatible with <a href="Induction_cooking" title="Induction cooking">induction cooktops</a>. Recent developments have allowed the production of <a href="Ferromagnetism" title="Ferromagnetism">ferromagnetic</a> 18/10 alloys with a higher permeability. In so-called "tri-ply" cookware, the central aluminum layer is paramagnetic, and the interior 18/10 layer may also, but the exterior layer at the base must be ferromagnetic to be compatible with induction cooktops. Stainless steel does not require seasoning to prevent rust, but it may be seasoned to create a non-stick surface.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Carbon_steel">Carbon steel</h4></div>
<p><a href="Carbon-steel" class="mw-redirect" title="Carbon-steel">Carbon-steel</a> cookware can be rolled or hammered into relatively thin sheets of dense material, which provides robust strength and improved heat distribution. Carbon steel accommodates high, dry heat for such operations as dry searing. Carbon steel does not <a href="Thermal_conductivity" class="mw-redirect" title="Thermal conductivity">conduct</a> heat efficiently, but this may be an advantage for larger vessels, such as woks and <a href="Paella" title="Paella">paella</a> pans, where one portion of the pan is intentionally kept at a different temperature than the rest. Like cast iron, carbon steel must be <a href="Seasoning_(cookware)" title="Seasoning (cookware)">seasoned</a> before use, usually by rubbing a fat or oil on the cooking surface and heating the cookware on the stovetop or in the oven. With proper use and care, seasoning oils polymerize on carbon steel to form a low-tack surface, well-suited to browning, <a href="Maillard_reaction" title="Maillard reaction">Maillard reactions</a> and easy release of fried foods. Carbon steel will easily rust if not seasoned and thoroughly dried after cleaning, and should be stored seasoned to avoid rusting. Carbon steel is traditionally used for <a href="Cr%C3%AApe" title="Crêpe">crêpe</a> and fry pans, as well as woks.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Clad_aluminium_or_copper">Clad aluminium or copper</h4></div>
<p><a href="Cladding_(metalworking)" title="Cladding (metalworking)">Cladding</a> is a technique for fabricating pans with a layer of efficient heat conducting material, such as copper or aluminum, covered on the cooking surface by a non-reactive material such as stainless steel, and often covered on the exterior aspect of the pan ("dual-clad") as well. Some pans feature a copper or aluminum interface layer that extends over the entire pan rather than just a heat-distributing disk on the base. Generally, the thicker the interface layer, especially in the base of the pan, the more improved the heat distribution. However, claims of improved <a href="Thermal_efficiency" title="Thermal efficiency">thermal efficiency</a> are controversial, mainly due to the limiting and heat-retaining effects of stainless steel on heat flow.
</p><p>Aluminum is typically clad on both the inside and the exterior pan surfaces, providing both a stainless cooking surface and a stainless surface to contact the cooktop. Copper of various thicknesses is often clad on its interior surface only, leaving the more attractive copper exposed on the outside of the pan (see Copper above).
</p><p>Some cookware use a dual-clad process, with a thin stainless layer on the cooking surface, a thick core of aluminum to provide structure and improved heat diffusion, and a foil layer of copper on the exterior to provide the "look" of a copper pot at a lower price.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWilliams19869–10_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWilliams19869–10-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Coating">Coating</h3></div>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Enamel_over_steel">Enamel over steel</h4></div>
<p><a href="Cast_iron_cookware" class="mw-redirect" title="Cast iron cookware">Enameled cast iron</a> cooking vessels are made of cast iron covered with a porcelain surface. This creates a piece that has the heat distribution and retention properties of cast iron combined with a non-reactive, low-stick surface. Such pots are much lighter than most other pots of similar size, are cheaper to make than stainless steel pots, and do not have the rust and reactivity issues of cast iron or carbon steel. Enamel over steel is ideal for large stockpots and for other large pans used mostly for water-based cooking. Because of its light weight and easy cleanup, enamel over steel is also popular for cookware used while camping.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Seasoning">Seasoning</h4></div>
<p><a href="Seasoning_(cookware)" title="Seasoning (cookware)">Seasoning</a> is the process of treating the surface of a cooking vessel with a dry, hard, smooth, <a href="Hydrophobic" class="mw-redirect" title="Hydrophobic">hydrophobic</a> coating formed from polymerized fat or oil. When seasoned surfaces are used for cookery in conjunction with oil or fat a <a href="Non-stick_surface" title="Non-stick surface">stick-resistant</a> effect is produced.
</p><p>Some form of post-manufacturing treatment or end-user seasoning is mandatory on <a href="Cast-iron_cookware" title="Cast-iron cookware">cast-iron cookware</a>, which <a href="Rust" title="Rust">rusts</a> rapidly when heated in the presence of available oxygen, notably from water, even small quantities such as drippings from dry meat. Food tends to stick to unseasoned iron and <a href="Carbon_steel" title="Carbon steel">carbon steel</a> cookware, both of which are seasoned for this reason as well.
</p><p>Other cookware surfaces such as stainless steel or cast aluminium do not require as much protection from corrosion but seasoning is still very often employed by professional chefs to avoid sticking.
</p><p>Seasoning of other cookware surfaces is generally discouraged. Non-stick enamels often crack under heat stress, and non-stick polymers (such as Teflon) degrade at high heat so neither type of surface should be seasoned.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="PTFE_non-stick"> PTFE non-stick</h4></div>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Non‑stick_and_Ceramic_Coatings">Non‑stick and Ceramic Coatings</h2></div>
<p>Many modern cookware items feature PTFE-based (Teflon) or ceramic-based coatings designed to minimize food sticking and make cleanup easier. According to health experts, PTFE coatings remain stable during normal cooking but begin to degrade at around 260 °C (500 °F), potentially releasing harmful fumes associated with "polymer fume fever" or "Teflon flu" in humans—and dangerous toxins for pet birds—if overheated.<sup id="cite_ref-WashingtonPostFume_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WashingtonPostFume-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>While older PTFE pans contained PFOA—a now-banned chemical—modern PTFE coatings are PFOA-free and considered safe by agencies like the FDA and EFSA when used correctly at recommended temperatures.<sup id="cite_ref-IdealHomeSafety_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IdealHomeSafety-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>Ceramic coatings, typically derived from silica sol‑gel and free of PFAS, can tolerate higher heat thresholds (up to ~370 °C/700 °F) compared to PTFE. However, they often wear out faster and are more prone to abrasion than PTFE variants.<sup id="cite_ref-SeriousEatsDurability_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SeriousEatsDurability-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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To maximize cookware lifespan and safety, regulators and food agencies recommend: - Avoid preheating empty non-stick pans on high heat - Use low to medium heat cooking - Ensure kitchen ventilation during use - Replace pans if the coating shows scratches, peeling, or visible wear<sup id="cite_ref-SFA_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SFA-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="Non-stick_surface" title="Non-stick surface">Non-stick surface</a></div>
<p>Steel or aluminum cooking pans can be coated with a substance such as <a href="Polytetrafluoroethylene" title="Polytetrafluoroethylene">polytetrafluoroethylene</a> (PTFE, often referred to with the <a href="Genericized_trademark" class="mw-redirect" title="Genericized trademark">genericized trademark</a> Teflon) in order to minimize food sticking to the pan surface. There are advantages and disadvantages to such a coating. Coated pans are easier to clean than most non-coated pans, and require little or no additional oil or fat to prevent sticking, a property that helps to produce lower fat food. On the other hand, some sticking is required to cause <a href="Sucs_(food)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sucs (food)">sucs</a> to form, so a non-stick pan cannot be used where a pan sauce is desired. Non-stick coatings tend to degrade over time and are susceptible to damage. Using metal implements, harsh scouring pads, or chemical abrasives can damage or destroy cooking surface.
</p><p>Non-stick pans must not be overheated. The coating is stable at normal cooking temperatures, even at the <a href="Smoke_point" title="Smoke point">smoke point</a> of most oils. However, if a non-stick pan is heated while empty its temperature may quickly exceed 260 °C (500 °F), above which the non-stick coating may begin to deteriorate, changing color and losing its non-stick properties.<sup id="cite_ref-Teflon_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Teflon-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Diamond_over_carbon_steel">Diamond over carbon steel</h4></div>
<p><a href="Brazing" title="Brazing">Vacuum-brazed</a> diamond cookware is produced by bonding <a href="Diamond" title="Diamond">diamond</a> particles to a <a href="Carbon_steel" title="Carbon steel">carbon steel</a> base using a high-temperature (approximately 850–950 °C) vacuum brazing process. This technique is intended to minimize <a href="Oxidation" class="mw-redirect" title="Oxidation">oxidation</a> while creating a durable, scratch-resistant surface. Diamond’s high <a href="Thermal_conductivity" class="mw-redirect" title="Thermal conductivity">thermal conductivity</a> (900–2320 W/mK) promotes rapid and even heat distribution, which can be advantageous for high-heat cooking methods such as <a href="Searing" title="Searing">searing</a> and <a href="Stir-frying" class="mw-redirect" title="Stir-frying">stir-frying</a>. Hydrogen termination of the diamond particles may further enhance non-stick properties by increasing surface <a href="Hydrophobic" class="mw-redirect" title="Hydrophobic">hydrophobicity</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Kaibara2003_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kaibara2003-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and in some designs, <a href="Silicone_resin" title="Silicone resin">silicone resin</a> fillers are used to improve coating integrity.<sup id="cite_ref-Patent_US_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Patent_US-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although it is marketed as a robust alternative to conventional <a href="Non-stick_surface" title="Non-stick surface">non-stick finishes</a>, its long-term durability remains under study.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Non-metallic_cookware">Non-metallic cookware</h3></div>
<p>Non-<a href="Metal" title="Metal">metallic</a> cookware can be used in both conventional and <a href="Microwave_oven" title="Microwave oven">microwave ovens</a>. Non-metallic cookware typically can not be used on the stovetop, with the exception of glass-ceramic cookware. Rigid non metallic cookware tends to shatter on sudden cooling or uneven heating, although low expansion materials such as borosilicate glass and glass-ceramics have significant immunity.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Pottery">Pottery</h4></div>
<p><a href="Pottery" title="Pottery">Pottery</a> has been used to make cookware from before dated history.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="Clay_pot_cooking" title="Clay pot cooking">Pots and pans</a> made with this material are durable (some could last a lifetime or more) and are inert and non-reactive. Heat is also conducted evenly in this material. They can be used for both cooking in a fire pit surrounded with coals and for baking in the oven.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Ceramics">Ceramics</h4></div>
<p><a href="Ceramic_glaze" title="Ceramic glaze">Glazed</a> ceramics, such as <a href="Porcelain" title="Porcelain">porcelain</a>, provide a nonstick cooking surface. Historically some glazes used on <a href="Ceramic" title="Ceramic">ceramic</a> articles contained levels of <a href="Lead" title="Lead">lead</a>, which can possess health risks; although this is not a concern with the vast majority of modern ware. Some pottery can be placed on fire directly.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Glass">Glass</h4></div>
<p><a href="Borosilicate_glass" title="Borosilicate glass">Borosilicate glass</a> is safe at oven temperatures. The clear glass also allows for the food to be seen during the cooking process. However, it cannot be used on a stovetop, as it cannot cope with stovetop temperatures.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Glass-ceramic">Glass-ceramic</h4></div>
<p><a href="Glass_ceramic" class="mw-redirect" title="Glass ceramic">Glass ceramic</a> is used to make products such as Corningware and Pyroflam, which have many of the best properties of both glass and ceramic cookware. While <a href="Pyrex" title="Pyrex">Pyrex</a> can shatter if taken between extremes of temperature too rapidly, glass-ceramics can be taken directly from deep freeze to the stove top. Their very low <a href="Coefficient_of_thermal_expansion" class="mw-redirect" title="Coefficient of thermal expansion">coefficient of thermal expansion</a> makes them less prone to <a href="Thermal_shock" title="Thermal shock">thermal shock</a>.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Stone">Stone</h4></div>
<p>A natural stone can be used to diffuse heat for <a href="Indirect_grilling" title="Indirect grilling">indirect grilling</a> or baking, as in a <a href="Baking_stone" title="Baking stone">baking stone</a> or <a href="Pizza_stone" class="mw-redirect" title="Pizza stone">pizza stone</a>, or the French <i>pierrade</i>.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Silicone">Silicone</h4></div>
<p><a href="Silicone" title="Silicone">Silicone</a> bakeware is light, flexible and able to withstand sustained temperatures of 220 °C (428 °F). It melts around 500 °C (930 °F), depending upon the fillers used. Its flexibility is advantageous in removing baked goods from the pan. This rubbery material should not be confused with the <a href="Silicone_resin" title="Silicone resin">silicone resin</a> used to make hard, shatterproof children's dishware, which is not suitable for baking.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Types_of_cookware_and_bakeware">Types of cookware and bakeware</h2></div>
<p>The size and shape of a cooking vessel is typically determined by how it will be used. Intention, application, technique and configuration also have a bearing on whether a cooking vessel is referred to as a pot or a pan. Generally within the classic <i><a href="Batterie_de_cuisine" title="Batterie de cuisine">batterie de cuisine</a></i> a vessel designated "pot" is round, has "ear" handles in diametric opposition, with a relatively high height to cooking surface ratio, and is intended for liquid cooking such as stewing, stocking, brewing or boiling. Vessels with a long handle or ear handles, a relatively low height to cooking surface ratio, used for frying, searing, reductions, braising and oven work take the designation "pan". Additionally, while pots are round, pans may be round, oval, squared, or irregularly shaped.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cookware">Cookware</h3></div>
<div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">"Caldero" redirects here. For the geological term, see <a href="Caldera" title="Caldera">Caldera</a>.</div>
<ul><li>Braising pans and roasting pans (also known as "braisers", "roasters" or rondeau pans) are large, wide and shallow, to provide space to cook a roast (chicken, beef or pork). They typically have two loop or tab handles, and may have a cover. Roasters are usually made of heavy-gauge metal so that they may be used safely on a cooktop following roasting in an oven. Unlike most other cooking vessels, roasters are usually rectangular or oval. There is no sharp boundary between braisers and roasters – the same pan, with or without a cover, can be used for both functions. In Europe, clay roasters remain popular because they allows roasting without adding grease or liquids. This helps preserve flavor and nutrients. Having to soak the pot in water for 15 minutes before use is a notable drawback.</li>
<li>Casserole pots (for making <a href="Casserole" title="Casserole">casseroles</a>) resemble roasters and Dutch ovens, and many recipes can be used interchangeably between them. Depending on their material, casseroles can be used in ovens or on stovetops. Casseroles are often made of metal, but are popular in glazed ceramic or other vitreous material as well.</li>
<li>Dilipots are long thin pots created to sanitize with boiling water.</li>
<li><a href="Dutch_oven" title="Dutch oven">Dutch ovens</a> are heavy, relatively deep pots with heavy lids, designed to re-create oven conditions on stovetops or campfires. They can be used for <a href="Stew" title="Stew">stews</a>, <a href="Braising" title="Braising">braised meats</a>, soups and a large variety of other dishes that benefit from low-heat, slow cooking. Dutch ovens are typically made from <a href="Cast_iron_cookware" class="mw-redirect" title="Cast iron cookware">cast iron</a> or <a href="Clay_pot_cooking" title="Clay pot cooking">natural clay</a> and are sized by volume.</li>
<li>A <a href="Wonder_Pot" title="Wonder Pot">wonder pot</a>, an Israeli invention, acts as a Dutch oven but is made of aluminium. It consists of three parts: an <a href="Aluminium" title="Aluminium">aluminium</a> pot shaped like a Bundt pan, a hooded cover perforated with venting holes, and a thick, round, metal disc with a centre hole that is placed between the wonder pot and the flame to disperse heat.</li>
<li><a href="Frying_pan" title="Frying pan">Frying pans</a>, frypans or skillets provide a large flat heating surface and shallow, sloped sides, and are best for <a href="Pan_frying" title="Pan frying">pan frying</a>. Frypans with shallow, rolling slopes are sometimes called <a href="Omelette" title="Omelette">omelette</a> pans. Grill pans are frypans that are ribbed, to let fat drain away from the food being cooked. Frypans and grill pans are generally sized by diameter (20–30 cm).</li>
<li>Spiders are skillets with three thin legs to keep them above an open fire. Ordinary flat-bottomed skillets are also sometimes called spiders, though the term has fallen out of general use.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li>
<li><a href="Griddle" title="Griddle">Griddles</a> are flat plates of metal used for frying, grilling and making pan breads such as <a href="Pancakes" class="mw-redirect" title="Pancakes">pancakes</a>, <a href="Injera" title="Injera">injera</a>, <a href="Tortillas" class="mw-redirect" title="Tortillas">tortillas</a>, <a href="Chapatis" class="mw-redirect" title="Chapatis">chapatis</a> and <a href="Crepes" class="mw-redirect" title="Crepes">crepes</a>. Traditional iron griddles are circular, with a semicircular hoop fixed to opposite edges of the plate and rising above it to form a central handle. Rectangular griddles that cover two <a href="Stove" title="Stove">stove</a> burners are now also common, as are griddles that have a ribbed area that can be used like a grill pan. Some have multiple square metal grooves enabling the contents to have a defined pattern, similar to a <a href="Waffle_maker" class="mw-redirect" title="Waffle maker">waffle maker</a>. Like frypans, round griddles are generally measured by diameter (20–30 cm).
<ul><li>In Scotland, griddles are referred to as <i>girdles</i>. In some Spanish-speaking countries, a similar pan is referred to as a <a href="Comal_(cookware)" title="Comal (cookware)"><i>comal</i></a>. <a href="Crepe" class="mw-redirect" title="Crepe">Crepe</a> pans are similar to griddles, but are usually smaller, and made of a thinner metal.</li></ul></li>
<li>Both griddles and frypans can be found in electric versions. These may be permanently attached to a heat source, similar to a <a href="Hot_plate" title="Hot plate">hot plate</a>.</li>
<li><a href="Saucepan" title="Saucepan">Saucepans</a> are round, vertical-walled vessels used for <a href="Simmer" class="mw-redirect" title="Simmer">simmering</a> or <a href="Boiling" title="Boiling">boiling</a>. Saucepans generally have one long handle. Larger pans of similar shape with two ear handles are sometimes called "sauce-pots" or "<a href="Soup" title="Soup">soup</a> pots" (3–12 litres). Saucepans and saucepots are denominated by volume (usually 1–8 L). While saucepots often resemble Dutch ovens in shape, they are generally lighter. Very small saucepans used for heating milk are referred to as "milk pans" - such saucepans usually have a lip for pouring heated milk.
<ul><li>A variation on the saucepan with sloping sides is called a "Windsor", "<i>evasee</i>" or "<i>fait-tout</i>", and is used for evaporative reducing. Saucepans with rounded sides are called "<i>sauciers</i>" which also provide more efficient evaporation and generate a return wave when shaken. Both flared saucepan variations tend to dry or cake preparations on their walls, and are less suited to starch-thickened sauces than standard saucepans.</li></ul></li>
<li> <a href="Saut%C3%A9_pan" class="mw-redirect" title="Sauté pan">Sauté pans</a>, used for sautéing, have a large surface-area and relatively low sides to permit rapid evaporation and to allow the cook to toss the food. The word <i>sauté</i> comes from the French verb <i>sauter</i>, meaning "to jump". Sauté pans often have straight vertical sides, but may also have flared or rounded sides.</li>
<li><a href="Stockpot" class="mw-redirect" title="Stockpot">Stockpots</a> are large pots with sides at least as tall as their diameters. This allows <a href="Stock_(food)" title="Stock (food)">stock</a> to simmer for extended periods of time without major reducing. Stockpots are typically measured in volume (6–36 L). Stock pots come in a large variety of sizes to meet any need from cooking for a family to preparing food for a banquet. A specific type of stockpot exists for lobsters, and Hispanic cultures use an all-metal stockpot, usually called a <i>caldero</i>, to cook rice.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAlbala2011_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAlbala2011-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li>
<li><a href="Wok" title="Wok">Woks</a> are wide, roughly <a href="Bowl_(vessel)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bowl (vessel)">bowl</a>-shaped vessels, with one or two handles at or near the rim. This shape allows a small pool of <a href="Cooking_oil" title="Cooking oil">cooking oil</a> in the centre of the wok to be heated to a high temperature using relatively little fuel, while the outer areas of the wok are used to keep food warm after it has been fried in the oil. In the <a href="Western_world" title="Western world">Western world</a>, woks are typically used only for <a href="Stir-fry" class="mw-redirect" title="Stir-fry">stir-frying</a>, but they can be used for anything from steaming to <a href="Deep_frying" title="Deep frying">deep frying</a>.</li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bakeware">Bakeware</h3></div>
<div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">"Cake Tin" redirects here. For the sporting venue known as "The Cake Tin", see <a href="Wellington_Regional_Stadium" title="Wellington Regional Stadium">Wellington Regional Stadium</a>.</div>
<div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="Mold_(cooking_implement)" title="Mold (cooking implement)">Mold (cooking implement)</a></div>
<p>Bakeware is designed for use in the <a href="Oven" title="Oven">oven</a> (for baking), and encompasses a variety of different styles of baking pans as cake pans, pie pans, and <a href="Bread_pan" title="Bread pan">bread pans</a>.
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<ul><li>Cake tins (or cake pans in the US) include square pans, round pans, and speciality pans such as angel food cake pans and springform pans often used for baking <a href="Cheesecake" title="Cheesecake">cheesecake</a>. Another type of cake pan is a <a href="Muffin_tin" title="Muffin tin">muffin tin</a>, which can hold multiple smaller cakes.</li>
<li><a href="Sheet_pan" title="Sheet pan">Sheet pans</a>, <a href="Cookie" title="Cookie">cookie</a> sheets, and <a href="Swiss_roll" title="Swiss roll">Swiss roll</a> tins are bakeware with large flat bottoms.</li>
<li>Pie pans are flat-bottomed flare-sided tins specifically designed for baking <a href="Pies" class="mw-redirect" title="Pies">pies</a>.</li></ul>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_cookware_and_bakeware">List of cookware and bakeware</h2></div>
<ul><li><a href="Comal_(cookware)" title="Comal (cookware)">Comal (cookware)</a></li>
<li><a href="Cookie_sheet" class="mw-redirect" title="Cookie sheet">Cookie sheet</a></li>
<li><a href="Double_boiler" class="mw-redirect" title="Double boiler">Double boiler</a></li>
<li>Doufeu</li>
<li><a href="Dutch_oven" title="Dutch oven">Dutch oven</a></li>
<li><a href="Food_processor" title="Food processor">Food processor</a></li>
<li><a href="Griddle" title="Griddle">Griddle</a> (also called <a href="Tava" title="Tava">tava</a> or tawa)</li>
<li><a href="Karahi" title="Karahi">Karahi</a></li>
<li><a href="Kazan_(cookware)" title="Kazan (cookware)">Kazan</a></li>
<li><a href="Kettle" title="Kettle">Kettle</a></li>
<li>Pans
<ul><li>Baking pan</li>
<li><a href="Chip_pan" title="Chip pan">Chip pan</a></li>
<li><a href="Crepe_pan" class="mw-redirect" title="Crepe pan">Crepe pan</a> (also called a tava)</li>
<li><a href="Frying_pan" title="Frying pan">Frying pan</a></li>
<li><a href="Roasting_pan" title="Roasting pan">Roasting pan</a></li>
<li>Saucepan (described in current article)</li>
<li><a href="Saut%C3%A9_pan" class="mw-redirect" title="Sauté pan">Sauté pan</a></li>
<li><a href="Sheet_pan" title="Sheet pan">Sheet pan</a></li>
<li>Splayed Sauté pan</li>
<li><a href="Springform_pan" title="Springform pan">Springform pan</a></li>
<li>Tube pan (types include <a href="Angel_food_cake" title="Angel food cake">angel food cake</a> pan and <a href="Bundt_cake" title="Bundt cake">Bundt cake</a> [Kugelhopf] pan)</li></ul></li>
<li>Pots
<ul><li><a href="Beanpot" title="Beanpot">Beanpot</a></li>
<li>Cooking pot</li>
<li><a href="Stockpot" class="mw-redirect" title="Stockpot">Stockpot</a></li>
<li><a href="Wonder_Pot" title="Wonder Pot">Wonder Pot</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="Pressure_cooker" title="Pressure cooker">Pressure cooker</a></li>
<li><a href="Ramekin" title="Ramekin">Ramekin</a></li>
<li>Roasting rack</li>
<li>Saucier (described in current article)</li>
<li>Soufflé dish</li>
<li><a href="Tajine" class="mw-redirect" title="Tajine">Tajine</a></li>
<li><a href="Wok" title="Wok">Wok</a></li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2></div>
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<ul><li><a href="Cauldron" title="Cauldron">Cauldron</a></li>
<li><a href="Food_storage" title="Food storage">Food storage</a></li>
<li><a href="Gastronorm_sizes" class="mw-redirect" title="Gastronorm sizes">Gastronorm sizes</a> (standard sizes of food containers)</li>
<li><a href="Kappabashi-dori" title="Kappabashi-dori">Kappabashi-dori</a></li>
<li><a href="Kitchenware" title="Kitchenware">Kitchenware</a></li>
<li>Kitchenware brands</li>
<li><a href="List_of_cooking_vessels" title="List of cooking vessels">List of cooking vessels</a></li>
<li><a href="List_of_food_preparation_utensils" title="List of food preparation utensils">List of food preparation utensils</a></li>
<li><a href="Marc_Gr%C3%A9goire" title="Marc Grégoire">Marc Grégoire</a></li>
<li><a href="Multicooker" title="Multicooker">Multicooker</a></li>
<li><a href="Pot-holder" class="mw-redirect" title="Pot-holder">Pot-holder</a></li>
<li><a href="Stoneware" title="Stoneware">Stoneware</a></li>
<li><a href="Surface_chemistry_of_cooking" title="Surface chemistry of cooking">Surface chemistry of cooking</a></li>
<li><a href="Vacuum_filler" title="Vacuum filler">Vacuum filler</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><cite id="CITEREFBridgeTibbetts1991" class="citation book cs1">Bridge, Fred; Tibbetts, Jean F. (1991). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/welltooledkitche00brid"><i>The Well-Tooled Kitchen</i></a>. William Morrow and Company. <a href="ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <bdi>978-0-688-08135-5</bdi>.</cite></li></ul>
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<li><a href="Scoop_(utensil)" title="Scoop (utensil)">Scoop</a></li>
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<li><a href="Slotted_spoon" title="Slotted spoon">Slotted spoon</a></li>
<li><a href="Spatula" title="Spatula">Spatula</a></li>
<li><a href="Spider_(utensil)" title="Spider (utensil)">Spider</a></li>
<li>Strawberry huller</li>
<li><a href="Tamis" title="Tamis">Tamis</a></li>
<li><a href="Tomato_knife" title="Tomato knife">Tomato knife</a></li>
<li><a href="Tongs" title="Tongs">Tongs</a></li>
<li><a href="Trussing_needle" title="Trussing needle">Trussing needle</a></li>
<li><a href="Twine" title="Twine">Twine</a></li>
<li><a href="Weighing_scale" title="Weighing scale">Weighing scale</a></li>
<li><a href="Whisk" title="Whisk">Whisk</a></li>
<li><a href="Wooden_spoon" title="Wooden spoon">Wooden spoon</a></li>
<li><a href="Scraper_(kitchen)" title="Scraper (kitchen)">Scraper</a>
<ul><li><a href="Scraper_(kitchen)#Dough_scraper" title="Scraper (kitchen)">Dough</a></li></ul></li>
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