cooking-pot

Stove-top container

A cooking-pot is a deep, usually round container used for preparing food over heat—boiling, stewing, or making soups.

The hyphenated form emphasizes the compound as a single unit, though *cooking pot* without the hyphen is equally common: She stirred the cooking-pot on the stove.

types

stockpot

Large pot for broths

steamer · brazier · hotpot · cocotte · kettle · crock

material

cast-iron

Hard molded alloy

nonstick · enameled · anodized · clay · ceramic · titanium · earthenware · terracotta · seasoned · durable

stewing

braise

Sear, then slow-simmer

chili · curry · dumplings · hearty · thicken · gravy · tenderize · bouillon · potjiekos · bourguignon

tradition

cauldron

Large metal cooking pot

ancestral · heirloom · ceremony · folklore · three-legged · heritage · rustic · hand-me-down · village · feast

boiling

simmer

Cook just under boiling

  • bubblesGas-filled liquid spheres
  • steamHeated water's gaseous form
  • blanchScald briefly, then cool

poach · parboil · broth · scald · evaporation · lid · temperature · heat · vaporize · convection

Opposites
cooking vessel shape/depth

cooking-potskillet

Shallow pan for frying

frying pan · sauté pan · griddle · wok · sheet pan

FOOD PREPARATION vs. FOOD SERVICE

cooking-potserving dish

Container for presenting food

serving bowl · platter · plate · dinner plate · tureen

Family

cooking, pot, cook, cooked, cooks, cooker, cookery, cookbook, uncooked

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G