cookware

noun

cook·​ware ˈku̇k-ˌwer How to pronounce cookware (audio)
: utensils used in cooking

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Knives The one kitchen utensil that will cause the most noticeable cosmetic damage to your cast iron is a knife when used directly in the cookware. Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 5 Mar. 2026 Catherine Hurley Arbibe, founder of Newroad 30, also recommends opting for cast-iron, stainless-steel or ceramic cookware and glass bottles to reduce chemical leaching and microplastic exposure. Hannah Coates, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2026 After using soda crystals on cookware, wash, rinse, and dry the items as usual. Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Mar. 2026 If empires could assign names to vast mountain ranges—Hindu Kush, from the Persian kushtan, to kill—with administrative casualness, as if naming could override geological fact, why not render those summits as battered cookware? Anel Rakhimzhanova, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cookware

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First Known Use

1906, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cookware was in 1906

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“Cookware.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cookware. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.

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cookware

noun
cook·​ware -ˌwa(ə)r How to pronounce cookware (audio)
-ˌwe(ə)r
: utensils used in cooking
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