Cooking Pots & Pans

The key to cooking is having a nice kitchen with plenty of space and the right kinds of tools. Pots and pans are made of several materials and have certain specific uses. They are the most widely used cookwares in any kitchen.

Cooking Pots and Pans Materials
There are several materials that are used for making pots and pans but the most common materials and finishes used for making cooking pots and pans include :

• Stainless Steel Cooking Pots and Pans : It is good for most uses and is inexpensive and lightweight. Food does not stick to it strongly and this is most popular for saucepans and stock pots.
• Anodized Aluminum Cooking Pots and Pans : Anodization is an electrochemical process that molecularly alters he surface of aluminum cookwares making it stick and scratch resistant and easy to clean.
• Cast Iron Cooking Pots and Pans : Cast iron is denser and distributes heat evenly. These pans are excellent for applications such as searing.
• Enameled Cast Iron Cooking Pots and Pans : It provides a non stick, non rusting, non reactive, light colored surface.
• Carbon Steel Cooking Pots and Pans : It has to be seasoned and is vulnerable to acid foods. It is lightweight and inexpensive.
• Aluminum Cooking Pots and Pans : It conducts heat well and allows even heating and fast response to desired temperature changes. It usually has a non stick surface inside.
• Copper Cooking Pots and Pans : It conducts heat very well allowing for even heating.
• Glass Cooking Pots and Pans : It is heavy and is used for stovetop cookware or bakeware.

There are a number of cooking pots and pans that are used in our day to day life. We will read more about different types of pots and pans in the following pages.