Pots, pans, and other utensils and equipment used for cooking food.
Compound of 'cook' (to prepare food) and 'ware' (goods or merchandise, from Old English 'wær'). The plural 'cookwares' emerged as a marketing term in the 20th century for collections of kitchen equipment.
The material of cookware—copper, cast iron, stainless steel—dramatically affects how food cooks; copper conducts heat so perfectly that professional chefs prefer it, but it's expensive and requires maintenance.
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