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Copper has a good conductivity rate and dissipates heat rapidly and evenly across it's surface.
Copper is used because it is a good conductor of heat. Copper will react to certain food acids such as tomato sauce, so pans are usually made from stainless steel that is clad, or covered on the surface that sits on the heating source... the stove. Copper also reacts to eggs.. try to whip egg whites in a copper bowl and you will spend a good amount of time doing it. This is because the copper reacts with the egg and breaks down the surface tension making it difficult to form "peaks".

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