2007-03-16 19:46:55 · 3 answers · asked by staffy p 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
It is a heavy saucepan which doesn't react chemically with the food that comes in contact with it. Everything reacts chemically, but ones that do it a lot are alluminum, copper, and cast iron. So it is a saucepan which is not made of one of those metals.
2007-03-16 20:00:50 · answer #1 · answered by Laurel W 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A nonreactive saucepan is one that is made from Stainless Steel, Glass, or Ceramic materials. They're called nonreactive because these materials don't react with acidic ingredients the way copper and aluminum do.
2007-03-17 03:08:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A saucepan is not a 'pan' at all...it's simply a 'pot.'
Cookware that is made with metals that are NOT sensitive to the acids in foods are call non-reactive cookware. The metal will not leech into the food when using this type of cookware. These include Teflon, enamel, stainless steel, silver or tin.
For full details on cookware as well as the metals used to make them...go to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cookware_and_bakeware
hope that helps
2007-03-17 03:01:50 · answer #3 · answered by btfilms77 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋