You can keep yourself from getting burnt by putting a cloth around the handle.
whitw metal or pot metal
So that they don't get hot and you can pick them up.
so that they dont get too hot just by conduction from the metal pot
The handles are plastic because people don't want to use pot holders to move pans around/on/off the stove. Metal handles get too hot to hold, plastic ones don't.
POT
Pots are made from metal alloys, ceramics or glass.
No, it is not, as it will get too hot to hold.
They say they are ovensafe to 350 degrees
because it is not made of plastic or metal.
stell
Metals are good conductors of heat, so the heat from the stove is easily transferred to the food in the pot. Handles are made of plastic because plastic is a poor conductor of heat, so that the heat from the stove is not transferred to your hand when you grab the handle.
The handles of cooking pots are generally made of a material that won't get as hot as the pot will, making it easier to lift the pan. Even so, to prevent getting burned, you should use gloves or pot holders.