# cookware

/ˈkʊˌkwɛɹ/ (US) · /kˈʊkweə/ (UK) · CEFR B1 · Noun

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/cookware
Updated: 2026-10-19

## Definition

pots, pans, and other containers you use for cooking food on heat.

For teachers: pots, pans, and other vessels intended for cooking over heat or in an oven.

## Examples

- She stores her cookware in the cupboard under the stove.
- They bought new non-stick cookware after their old pans started to burn everything.
- Good cookware spreads heat evenly, so expensive copper-bottomed pans appeal to chefs who need precise temperature control.

## Usage notes

- Usually uncountable; to count items, use 'a piece of cookware' or 'a set of cookware'.

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