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Cookware Identification

Pots, pans and skillets used on the stove top are called cookware.

• Materials made from include stainless steel , aluminum, copper, cast iron, heat – resistant glass (special glass made for stove top use.)

Warning! Do not use clear glass bakeware ( pie pans, cake pans, loaf pans, etc.) on top of a stove. They will explode!

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Pans (sauce pans)

Purpose: used to cook foods in liquids on the stove top

Info: Ï% used to cook smaller amounts of food

Ï% have a long handle

Ï% come in different sizes

Ï% come with and without covers/lids

Dishes: so● used to cook smaller amounts of food

● have a long handle

● come in different sizes

● come with and without covers/lids

Dishes: soups, corn, sauces

Stock Pot

Purpose: used to cook foods in liquid on the stove top

Info: ● used to cook foods in liquid on the stove top

● has 2 small handles, one on each side of pot

● round deep container

● come in different sizes

● usually comes with a cover/lid

Dishes: pasta, soups, stews, chili, corn on the cob

Skillet

Purpose: used for frying foods in a small amount of fat

Info: ● also know as frying pan

● have wide bottoms with low sides

● generally has long handles

● come in different sizes

● sometimes come with covers/lids – can use a frying

screen if a lid is not available

Dishes: fish, eggs, grilled cheese, pancakes

Double Boiler

Purpose: used to cook food with steam

Info: ● small pan fits into a larger pan

● water is placed in the bottom pan – the steam

produced when the water is heated cooks the food

in the top pan

Dishes: cream-based sauces, also used to melt chocolate

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