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Why are pots made of metal and handles of pots made of plastic?
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∙ 12y ago
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.
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Is toothpick a insulator or a condutor?
insulator, a conductor is usually metal. thats why the handles of pots and pans are made of plastic and wood
What types of materials are poor conductors of heat?
that is why hot pads are so popular and other pots and pans have handles made out of conductors like wood or plastic keep the heat from traveling through the handle and to your hand.
What household objects are vacuum formed?
the examples are shoes.yoghurt pots, meat bags and many more the examples are shoes.yoghurt pots, meat bags and many more
How much does pots and pan weigh?
4.87 lbs
Why are car radiators made of metal?
The entire purpose of an automotive radiator is to move heat away from the engine. To move heat you must have a substance that can conduct heat rapidly and effectively. Substances such as plastics are poor heat conductors on the other hand metals at large are great heat conductors especially copper and aluminum. (that is also why you see many cooking pots and pans made out of copper and aluminum) Older radiators were made almost entirely of copper, they were very effective and relatively cheap at the time, now-days they are almost always made of aluminum because copper has become very cost prohibitive and aluminum is of course lighter.
Why are pots made of metal and handles of pots made of plastic or wood?
So that you can handle them without getting burned
Why are pots made of metal and handles of pot made of plastic?
So that they don't get hot and you can pick them up.
Is toothpick a insulator or a condutor?
insulator, a conductor is usually metal. thats why the handles of pots and pans are made of plastic and wood
Is a toothpick a condutor or a insulator?
insulator, a conductor is usually metal. thats why the handles of pots and pans are made of plastic and wood
Why are pots made of metal and the handle is made of plastic?
They would get too hot.
Why are cooking pots made of metals and why are their handles covered with wood or plastics?
Conduction. Metals are very good conductors of heat/electricity. Wood and plastics are not.Because plastic and wood has no conductivity so the heat wont pass through it and wont burn the hand of a persons.Cooking utensils have wood or plastic handles primarily to prevent the cook from burning his/her hands. Wood and plastic conduct heat much less than metal.Metals are good conductors of heat. To stop burning your hand, plastic or wooden handles are used, which are not such good conductors of heat.Good thermal conductivity of metals means that metal handles get hot- plasic and wood arepoorer conductors of heat so are cooler.
How does a pot get made?
metal and usally wood handle (+[_]::) 23
Is conductor of heat a metal?
Yes, it is because it lets heat pass through it so when you are cooking in a metal pot on the stove, when you touch it it will be hot. Whereas the handles of metal pots will be made out of plastic, which does not allow heat to pass through it so that you will not scald your hand whilst cooking.
Why do you need to use plastic handles with pots?
becose or else you could burn your hands piking up the handle
Why are nonmetals used for making handles of pots?
so that they dont get too hot just by conduction from the metal pot
Can we recycle old pots and pans?
It depends on what material the pan is made of. (Whether it's made of plastic, metal, iron, etc.)
What to cook with on your glass cook top?
Stainless steel with metal handles (skillet) type of pots and pans are a good option.
