What (who) is PANS - definition
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![Ancient Greek]] casserole and brazier, 6th/4th century BC, exhibited in the Ancient Agora Museum in [[Athens]], housed in the [[Stoa of Attalus]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/3238 - Athens - Casserole and brazier - Stoà of Attalus Museum - Photo by Giovanni Dall'Orto, Nov 9 2009.jpg?width=200 "Ancient Greek]] casserole and brazier, 6th/4th century BC, exhibited in the Ancient Agora Museum in [[Athens]], housed in the [[Stoa of Attalus]].")
![Commercial [[waffle iron]] requiring seasoning](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Belgian waffles cooked in a Krampouz cast-iron waffle iron.JPG?width=200 "Commercial [[waffle iron]] requiring seasoning")
![Copper saucepans, [[Vaux-le-Vicomte]] castle](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Casseroles cuivre Vaux.jpg?width=200 "Copper saucepans, [[Vaux-le-Vicomte]] castle")
![[[Cast-iron skillet]]s, before seasoning (left) and after several years of use (right)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Castiron-skillets.jpg?width=200 "[[Cast-iron skillet]]s, before seasoning (left) and after several years of use (right)")
![sauté pan]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Circulon-anodized-aluminum.jpg?width=200 "sauté pan]]")
![Kitchen in the [[Uphagen's House]] in [[Long Market]], [[Gdańsk]], Poland](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Dom Uphagena - 205.JPG?width=200 "Kitchen in the [[Uphagen's House]] in [[Long Market]], [[Gdańsk]], Poland")
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![[[Cast-iron]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Pfanne (Gusseisen).jpg?width=200 "[[Cast-iron]]")
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![steamer]] to be placed in a pot of boiling water](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Silicone food steamer.jpeg?width=200 "steamer]] to be placed in a pot of boiling water")
![Replica of a [[Viking]] cooking-pot hanging over a fire](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Viking-style cooking pot.jpg?width=200 "Replica of a [[Viking]] cooking-pot hanging over a fire")
![A [[Pyrex]] [[chicken roaster]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Pyrex-roaster.jpg?width=200 "A [[Pyrex]] [[chicken roaster]]")
![''[[Römertopf]]''](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Romertopf.jpg?width=200 "''[[Römertopf]]''")
![wonder pot]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Wonder Pot cake.jpg?width=200 "wonder pot]]")
![Large and small [[skillet]]s](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Pfanne (Antihaftbeschichtung).jpg?width=200 "Large and small [[skillet]]s")
![Angel food [[cake pan]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Angel Food Cake Pan.JPG?width=200 "Angel food [[cake pan]]")
![A ''[[gugelhupf]]'' from [[Alsace]], [[Unterlinden Museum]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Moule à kouglof.JPG?width=200 "A ''[[gugelhupf]]'' from [[Alsace]], [[Unterlinden Museum]]")
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Cookware and bakeware is food preparation equipment, such as cooking pots, pans, baking sheets etc. used in kitchens. Cookware is used on a stove or range cooktop, while bakeware is used in an oven. Some utensils are considered both cookware and bakeware.
There is a great variety of cookware and bakeware in shape, material, and inside surface. Some materials conduct heat well; some retain heat well. Some surfaces are non-stick; some require seasoning.
Some pots and their lids have handles or knobs made of low thermal conductance materials such as bakelite, plastic or wood, which make them easy to pick up without oven gloves.
A good cooking pot design has an "overcook edge" which is what the lid lies on. The lid has a dripping edge that prevents condensation fluid from dripping off when handling the lid (taking it off and holding it 45°) or putting it down.
