Question

What physical property makes metal pots good for cooking?

Answer 1

Metal pots are good for cooking because they have heat conductivity.

Answer 2

Answer is: heat conductivity.

Thermal conductuction is the transfer of heat through physical contact. Thermal conduction is the transfer of heat by microscopic collisions of particles. Heat spontaneously flows from a hotter to a colder body.

The process of heat conduction depends on four basic factors: the temperature gradient, the cross section of the materials involved, their path length and the properties of those materials.

Metallic bond increace electrical and thermal conductivity.  

Metals conduct heat, because when free moving electrons gain energy (heat) they vibrate more quickly and can move around.