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cookware

cookware

10 1.1
Things like pots and pans that you use to cook food
  • noun
  • /ˈkʊkˌwɛr/
translation icon : utensilios de cocina
  • In 1915, Corning Glass made the first heat-resistant glass for cookware, calling it Pyrex, from pyro, the Greek word for "fire."

Larry Bader was a cookware salesman and archery enthusiast from Akron, OH.

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Examples

  • I still have the same cookware, books, and utensils I purchased years ago.

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  • America's Test Kitchen rated T-fal Pro series as a best buy; their website says their cookware is PFOA free.

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  • I am in the process of replacing all my cookware with stainless steel pieces.

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  • I don't think we have the right cookware for that...

  • I ended up in the housewares department looking at stainless steel cookware.

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  • Filter your drinking water, upgrade your cookware, get rid of the nonstick in favor of stainless steel or cast iron.

  • Entering the store, I quickly found the cookware section, filled with pots and pans from a handful of top brands.

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  • It's surgical stainless steel cookware that is titanium coated.

  • At least I had thought to bring my own cutlery and cookware, and as long as I had good knives and pots, there wasn't much I couldn't manage.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • Many chefs prefer stainless steel cookware for its durability and heat distribution.

Synonyms

utensil
vscookware
41 1.3

A tool used for cooking or eating

is more specific to vessels and pans used for making food
kitchenware
vscookware
4 1.8

Items used in a kitchen for cooking or serving food, like pans and plates

is focused on cooking vessels rather than including tableware or dishes
kitchen utensil
vscookware
3 1.4

A tool like a spoon or knife that people use in the kitchen to prepare food

is broader, covering pots, pans, and heavier cooking equipment
cooking utensil
vscookware
2 2.0

A kitchen tool for preparing, cooking, or serving food like a spatula

is narrower, focusing on larger vessels used for cooking food

How Big

cauldron
27 4.8
stockpot
2 2.3
cookware
10 1.1
frying pan
23 1.0
saucepan
34 1.0

Surface Forms

cookware singular
cookwares plural

Morphology

cookware = cook + ware (transparent) = cook + ware

The meaning is directly derived from 'cook' + 'ware' meaning articles used for cooking, a productive and familiar formation.

Etymology

The word cookware is a simple compound of cook ('to prepare food') and ware ('objects' or 'goods'), the same ware you see in tableware or glassware. So, cookware means the pots, pans and other items used for cooking.