stainless steel
stainless steel;
Copper
Copper
Plastic or cheap metal
The pan is made of metal but it is also made of wood, steel, and ruber.
Pans can be made of various materials. they can can be made of: Aluminium, Stainless Steel or Cast Iron which is an older one.
Such containers are known as pots or pans. Pans usually have a lower rim, and are made of metal, while pots are usually bigger, heavy pans which can be both metal and ceramics.
Steel pans are actually more expensive as aluminum is one of the cheapest metal materials to use for cooking equipment. Steel is not too much more expensive as it isn't as preferred as its counterpart stainless steel.
It is metal because it absorbs heat and the heat heats up whatever you are cooking
Cheap pans are usually made of aluminum because it is inexpensive. Other metals and materials are actually better and healthier for cooking in, but they cost more, which means the pans cost more.
Baking should not, no matter the type of metal the pan is made of. However boiling acidic foods in pans made of certain metals might.
Metal are mostly good conductors of heat