Metal Cookware Materials — Cast Iron, Steel, Aluminium, Copper
The metal bodies cookware is built from, with how many products each covers in our corpus.
Aluminum
A light metal with excellent heat conductivity; reactive to acids unless coated or anodized.
In our corpus: 23,396 products.
Carbon Steel
Steel with higher carbon than stainless; lighter than cast iron, seasons to nonstick, tolerates high heat.
In our corpus: 3,493 products.
Cast Iron
Iron with high carbon content; heavy and heat-retentive, and seasons into a natural nonstick surface.
In our corpus: 9,598 products.
Copper
An excellent heat conductor with responsive temperature control; reactive, so usually lined.
In our corpus: 8,280 products.
Hard-Anodized Aluminum
Aluminum with an electrochemically hardened oxide surface; durable and nonreactive.
In our corpus: 242 products.
Stainless Steel
An iron-chromium alloy that is nonreactive and durable, but conducts heat poorly unless clad.
In our corpus: 186,497 products.
Titanium
A light, strong metal; in cookware it usually appears as a coating or reinforcement.
In our corpus: 1,494 products.
Definitions are maintained by the site editors; "products in our corpus" counts come from the offline product database (2023 vintage).