Pot selection depends on what foods are being eaten. Learn about stoves and cooking pot options on backpacking trips in this free camping video from a hiking expert. more »

Don't use steel utensils on Teflon cookware. Learn about stoves and cooking pot care on backpacking trips in this free camping video from a hiking expert. more »

To understand why some cooking pots have wooden handles, we need to first understand why cooking pots are made out of metal. Metal is a conductor of heat. That means that heat moves through it very quickly and easily. When the bottom of the cooking pot is heated, the heat is conducted through the metal of the pot into the food inside, cooking it. This, along with the fact that most metals won't burn at cooking temperatures, makes metal an ideal material to use for cooking. Unfortunately, it also poses a problem for anyone trying to hold onto the cookware. more »

Many people don't realize that cooking in glass cooking pots can give different results than cooking in metal pans. If not used correctly, your food can burn or be undercooked. Here are some tips to remember when using glass cooking pots. more »

You don't need to be a great chef to have good cooking pots. In fact, having the right cooking pots available can help enhance your cooking and eliminate frustration. Successful cooking is not about the number, size or brand of pots and pans you own. Rather, it is the result of analyzing important traits of quality cooking pans and investing in them. more »

Many cooks have burned cooking pots at some point. There are several techniques you can employ to remove stains and burns from cooking pots. There is no easy way to repair dented or warped pots, so check with a welder, blacksmith or metal worker in your area to see if they offer those services. more »

The Cooking Pot is a mystical bubbling cauldron located on Mystery Island in the Neopets' world of Neopia. Here, you create a variety of new and exciting items with secret recipes. Newcomers to the world of Neopets may need some help getting started at the Cooking Pot, but once they get going, there will be no stopping the fantastic creation of strange new items. more »

The Neopets cooking pot allows Neopet users to mix together up to three items from their inventory in the hopes of creating a rare item. Found on Mystery Island, the cooking pot is a helpful resource when you know what items to mix for the best results. more »

How you clean a cooking pot depends as much on the pot itself as how dirty it is from what was cooked inside. Some cooking pots can handle metal scrubbers while others would be ruined from the same treatment. While some pots, such as stainless steel, can be easy to clean, care must be taken when attempting to scrub a pot that is Teflon coated. For difficult-to-remove caked on or burned food residue, sometimes you may have to work outside the sink to get the pot clean. more »