What is pan?

Pan is like having a special friend who helps you make your favorite snacks from scratch, just like when you bake cookies with Mom or Dad.

Pan is a type of metal dish that you put in the oven to heat up food. It’s flat and has raised edges, kind of like a shallow bowl with walls on the side. When you cook things like pancakes, pizza, or cookies, you use pan to help them get hot and fluffy.

Imagine you're making pancakes. You pour batter into pan, which is already warm from being on the stove. The heat makes the batter bubble up and turn golden, just like when you watch a cake rise in the oven!

People use pan because it helps food cook evenly. It’s like having a little helper that heats things up from below, so your pancakes are crispy on the outside and soft inside.

So next time you eat something cooked in pan, remember, it's just a friendly metal dish helping your food become delicious!