# How many saucepans does the average American household have? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 28, 2017, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-saucepans-does-the-average-american-household-have/783216 "2017-03-28T13:30:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jonpluc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/fbc32d/32.png) [@jonpluc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jonpluc)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2017, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-saucepans-does-the-average-american-household-have/783216/1 "2017-03-28T13:30:20Z")
Some things just cant be Googled. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2017, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-saucepans-does-the-average-american-household-have/783216/2 "2017-03-28T13:34:20Z")
As one data point, I own 4, of varying sizes and quality. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2017, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-saucepans-does-the-average-american-household-have/783216/3 "2017-03-28T13:42:57Z")
We’ve got… 5 - a 3 (or is it 3.5?) quart All-Clad saucepan, a 1.5 qt All-Clad saucepan, an ancient 2 qt Ekco stainless one that was my wife’s grandmother’s , a Farberware 2.5 qt that the previous owners left at the house, and a 2.5 qt “Basics” (some kind of Macy’s house brand from a decade ago) saucepan that we got for our wedding that we didn’t register for. We have a LOT of cookware though; we’re fairly inveterate home cooks, so it’s not unusual to have one of something in the wash cycle while we’re using another. ---
**Author:** ![brainstall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/35a633/32.png) [@brainstall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brainstall)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2017, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-saucepans-does-the-average-american-household-have/783216/4 "2017-03-28T13:43:48Z")
I have five - from large to small. Not a set, all just accumulated over time. Now frying pans… I have a lot of them. Love me my cast iron. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2017, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-saucepans-does-the-average-american-household-have/783216/5 "2017-03-28T14:02:43Z")
I own 3, and what’s even more shocking, I own _two_ colanders! ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2017, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-saucepans-does-the-average-american-household-have/783216/6 "2017-03-28T14:14:04Z")
Suacepans with handles: 4. Dutch ovens, stock pots, etc. without long handles: 4. Frying pans, woks, & similar: 5. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2017, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-saucepans-does-the-average-american-household-have/783216/7 "2017-03-28T14:22:10Z")
As much as I cook (usually 4-5 days a week), I only have one small one, and I use it maybe twice a week. I do have three Dutch ovens, and five frying pans of various sizes and materials, though. And a couple of cheap-ass pots. ---
**Author:** ![coffeecat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/coffeecat/32/3405_2.png) [@coffeecat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coffeecat)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2017, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-saucepans-does-the-average-american-household-have/783216/8 "2017-03-28T14:26:19Z")
I have a small saucepan and a Dutch oven. Sent from my SM-G900T using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![Pai325](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2017, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-saucepans-does-the-average-american-household-have/783216/9 "2017-03-28T15:15:15Z")
I have five. Two are pretty small, two medium, and one larger, but none of them are huge. There are just the two of us here, and I probably don’t need five. ---
**Author:** ![dolphinboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dolphinboy/32/330_2.png) [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2017, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-saucepans-does-the-average-american-household-have/783216/10 "2017-03-28T15:46:29Z")
Mods: This is a poll and probably shouldn’t be in GQ. ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2017, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-saucepans-does-the-average-american-household-have/783216/11 "2017-03-28T16:13:08Z")
**Moderator Action** > [@dolphinboy](#): > > Mods: This is a poll and probably shouldn’t be in GQ. I think the OP was hoping for something more than just a poll, but since it looks like a poll of SDMB users is about the best we’re probably going to get, let’s go ahead and move this to IMHO (from GQ). If someone does happen to stumble across a survey or some other type of factual cite, this of course may still be posted here. I’m sure the OP would appreciate it. ---
**Author:** ![MandaJo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac91a4/32.png) [@MandaJo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MandaJo)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2017, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-saucepans-does-the-average-american-household-have/783216/12 "2017-03-28T16:17:11Z")
> [@Ludovic](#): > > I own 3, and what’s even more shocking, I own _two_ colanders! Does anyone have the link to this thread? That was awesome, but I don’t remember anyone’s name. We have 2 technical saucepans–I’m assuming a saucepan must have one long handle. But several more pots that also suffice for cooking stuff on the stove. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2017, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-saucepans-does-the-average-american-household-have/783216/13 "2017-03-28T16:24:54Z")
Four - all Pyrex. ---
**Author:** ![AngelSoft](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/angelsoft/32/440_2.png) [@AngelSoft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelSoft)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2017, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-saucepans-does-the-average-american-household-have/783216/14 "2017-03-28T16:56:31Z")
My first reaction is, wth is a saucepan lol I’m assuming you mean a pot. My definition of pot is anything I can boil water in lol I’ve got like 4 as well. Varying sizes. ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2017, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-saucepans-does-the-average-american-household-have/783216/15 "2017-03-28T17:36:12Z")
If a saucepan has one long-ish handle, deeper than it is wide, I have 3. They came as a set. Then there are the dutch ovens, the pasta pot, and all of the various skillets/frying pans. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2017, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-saucepans-does-the-average-american-household-have/783216/16 "2017-03-28T18:10:25Z")
> [@MandaJo](#): > > Does anyone have the link to this thread? That was awesome, but I don’t remember anyone’s name. Fun starts [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=13640439#post13640439). ---
**Author:** ![scr4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2017, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-saucepans-does-the-average-american-household-have/783216/17 "2017-03-28T19:30:42Z")
> [@AngelSoft](#): > > My first reaction is, wth is a saucepan lol I’m assuming you mean a pot. A saucepan is a deep cooking vessel with a flat bottom and one long handle. If it has 2 small handles it’s a pot. If it’s deep but bowl shaped, it’s a saucier. If it’s shallow, it’s a pan. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2017, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-saucepans-does-the-average-american-household-have/783216/18 "2017-03-28T20:48:02Z")
> [@bump](#): > > We’ve got… 5 - a 3 (or is it 3.5?) quart All-Clad saucepan, a 1.5 qt All-Clad saucepan, an ancient 2 qt Ekco stainless one that was my wife’s grandmother’s , a Farberware 2.5 qt that the previous owners left at the house, and a 2.5 qt “Basics” (some kind of Macy’s house brand from a decade ago) saucepan that we got for our wedding that we didn’t register for. > > We have a LOT of cookware though; we’re fairly inveterate home cooks, so it’s not unusual to have one of something in the wash cycle while we’re using another. I wasn’t including dutch ovens and pasta-pots. We have five cast-iron dutch ovens (or did we get rid of the oldest one?) of varying sizes, as well as a big pasta pot, a homebrewing pot, and a stockpot. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2017, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-saucepans-does-the-average-american-household-have/783216/19 "2017-03-28T21:26:10Z")
We have 4 (or five if you count the tiny one that’s only useful for melting butter). ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2017, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-saucepans-does-the-average-american-household-have/783216/20 "2017-03-28T21:30:24Z")
> [@Ludovic](#): > > I own 3, and what’s even more shocking, I own _two_ colanders! Rookie. I have 5 colanders: a large round stainless one that I hate, but my wife likes for veggies; a very fine one for straining rice and other small grains; a tall one for spaghetti; a small red plastic one that the wife uses for washing a serving of fruit; and another large oval stainless pasta strainer that has handles that extend out so you can hang it over the sink, sorta like [this one](https://www.amazon.com/Culina-Strainer-Over-Stainless-Expandable/dp/B00LH7MFW6/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1490736308&sr=8-14&keywords=pasta+strainer). Sauce pans: 6; a set of four stainless (including a stock pot) and two that are non-stick for things like rice. Frying: nine or so (it’s a sickness) Dutch: one Le Creuset And one wok [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-saucepans-does-the-average-american-household-have/783216.md?page=2)