両手鍋(りょうてなべ)

りょうてなべ
noun
two-handled pot; stock pot
toolfood
1. two-handled pot; stock pot
A cooking pot with handles on both sides, lifted with both hands. Typically used for boiling pasta, simmering stews, or making stock, where the pot is too heavy or wide for a single handle.
大(おお)きい両手鍋(りょうてなべ)でパスタを茹(ゆ)でた。
I boiled pasta in a big two-handled pot.
カレーを作(つく)るなら両手鍋(りょうてなべ)が使(つか)いやすい。
A two-handled pot is easy to use for making curry.
重(おも)い両手鍋(りょうてなべ)を両手(りょうて)でしっかり持(も)ち上(あ)げた。
I lifted the heavy two-handled pot firmly with both hands.

Compound of 両手(りょうて) (both hands) + 鍋(なべ) (pot). The opposite is 片手鍋(かたてなべ), a smaller saucepan with one long handle.

Common collocations

  • 両手鍋(りょうてなべ)で煮込(にこ)む: to simmer in a two-handled pot
  • ホーロー両手鍋(りょうてなべ): enameled two-handled pot

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Compare: 片手鍋(かたてなべ) (saucepan)
Compare: 土鍋(どなべ) (clay pot)
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Added 2026.6.7 13:07 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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