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Saucepans

A saucepan is a shallow pan with a handle and sometimes a lid, used for boiling or stewing food.

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What are the advantages and disadvantages using a lead saucepan to cook?

I don't know about the advantages, but lead will kill you if taking large amount.

Why is a saucepan left shiny?

We generally see a smooth, shiny finish left on cookware so that food will be less likely to stick and so that it can be cleaned more easily. Certainly we encounter a lot of coatings on pans (like Teflon) to reduce food sticking, and some of these coatings are not smooth at all. But the metal pans work better when they present a smooth surface to the food. Food cannot "get into" irregularities on the cooking surface of the pan if it is nice and shiny (which is to say smooth and flat).