Question

What kind of material would you choose to make a cookware (pots and pans)? Would you want to choose a material with a large specific heat capacity or a small specific heat capacity, and why? explain in brief with example.

Answer 1

Stainless steel is used for making cookware because it's durable materials and it doesn't absorb odors or corrode as it is a very hard material , it will not easily deformed or dented and stainless steel cookware has a layer of aluminium or copper embedded in the bottom.

We choose a material of small specific heat capacity because it will heat or cool quickly than a high specific heat .low specific heat does not take very much energy to heat or cool it and Adding heat to a Low specific heat compound will increase its temperature much more quickly than adding heat to a high specific heat compound .for example in commercial applications cooking pots employ polished bottom with material such as copper or aluminium .due to their low specific heat the bottom can be warmed up quickly .the poet handles are made with high specific heat material to resist heat increase .