Questions tagged [cookware]
For questions about identifying, choosing, and using kitchen vessels for preparing food such as pots, pans, and dutch ovens and includes containers such as cake/muffin tins and other bakeware. These come in a wide variety of materials including cast iron, stainless and carbon steel, copper, aluminum, ceramic and glass, and stone. This tag should not be used for questions about cooking utensils like whisks or ladles.
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Was there ever a nonstick RevereWare copper-bottom pot?
I’ve come into possession of a (in poor condition) Revere Ware copper-bottom steel pot and am trying to figure out something puzzling about it. According to the person I got it from, it originally had ...
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How to remove a bad smell from ceramic cookware?
I have a ceramic pot like this one (image below).
Something in it became moldy, and the stench is unbearable. I cleaned it thoroughly several times, using dish soap. I tried to run it in a dishwasher ...
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Spots and gray residue on stainless steel pot after boiling water [duplicate]
This is new stainless steel pot, before I start using it I boiled water and get those spots in the bottom of pots. I removed them by napkin and it was dark. I boiled water again and second results ...
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My marble coated pan is scratched, is it safe to use? [duplicate]
Related to My marble coated pan is scratched, still safe to use?
But the question was never answered. It was closed and the answer was redirected to answers about Teflon pans and ceramic pans, both of ...
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Best way to deal with drying dishware to minimize hazards?
I have a glass/ceramic bowl. I've used the bowl so now I gotta wash it; instead of using a dish cleaner I manually wash it with soap and rinse it off with hot steamy water for about 1 minute. I pour ...
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Are non-glazed or matte glazed clay mugs safe for containing hot drinks? [video included]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RwP6ISf0GY
These were a recent purchase, so they had a very strong smell of "paint" out of the box. First thing I did was submerge them in water. It's ...
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Why wouldn't a cast iron pot rust/corrode if I cook liquids in it?
Cast iron cookware newbie here. I've been told that it's okay to make soup in cast iron, but that the soup should not remain in cast iron after it's cooked, otherwise the pot will rust. But hot or not ...
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How important is material thickness in really large cooking pots?
I need a stainless steel pot of 100 liters or maybe even bigger for cooking. They sell at different wall material strength at the wholesale, varying from 0.8mm to 1.6mm (they all have sandwich bottom ...
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My marble coated pan is scratched, still safe to use? [duplicate]
Recently, I noticed that there seem to be scratches on my pan. And the scratches looks brownish. The pan is a non-stick marble coated pan, and here is the picture of my pan, with scratches on it. May ...
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Why does my IKEA pasta pan take so long to cook pasta?
I have a dedicated stainless steel pasta pan (well I assume that is what IKEA intended it for). It comprises of a pan, unventilated lid and a perforated liner which is designed to be lifted up by the ...
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Why does Marco Pierre White use a spatula instead of a Soup Ladle?
https://youtu.be/yeg67jnZozU
I usually use a soup ladle when making soup. I see Marco using a spatula when making his soup in the linked video. Why is that?
I get that plastic utensils are preferred ...
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Use a hotplate at least as big as your pan in order to prevent warping, true?
Use a hotplate at least as big as your pan in order to prevent warping
I read this in other question's answer. I have never heard of this before today. I had always believed that, as the core is ...
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What happens to nitride-treated carbon steel skillet if overheated?
I just got a nitrided carbon steel skillet that has a max temp of 450f. This is supposedly the max temp of the treatment, but I can't find anything about what happens if it does overheat. Does it ...
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What is this type of cookware called used for roasting and baking?
I'm looking for the English name for this cooking utensil:
It can be used for roasting on top of the stove, or it can be put in the oven for slow cooking.
I've stumbled upon 'roasting dish', or '...
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Is a stainless steel stain in a pressure cooker safe?
I placed a stainless steel idli stand in a pressure cooker (unsure if the cooker is Aluminium or steel, but it has the word "wrought" etched on its worn out bottom), poured some water into ...
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