A metaphor describing a business strategy, decision, or practice that delivers quick or impressive short-term results, but creates serious long-term problems, liabilities, or risks.
Just as using a lead pan might make food seem fine at first but slowly poisons those who eat it, “cooking with a lead pan” implies that a company or leader is pursuing results that look good now but will prove toxic over time - for the business, employees, or customers.
Just as using a lead pan might make food seem fine at first but slowly poisons those who eat it, “cooking with a lead pan” implies that a company or leader is pursuing results that look good now but will prove toxic over time - for the business, employees, or customers.
“Launching that product without proper testing might look good on the quarterly report, but we’re cooking with a lead pan if we ignore the long-term brand damage.”
“Cutting customer support to save costs is just cooking with a lead pan — we’ll pay for it in churn and reputation later.”
“Cutting customer support to save costs is just cooking with a lead pan — we’ll pay for it in churn and reputation later.”
by deadbeatfarmer October 21, 2025
Get the Cooking with a Lead Panmug. optimum heat.
by hooks and cooks guy September 16, 2010
Get the hooks and cooksmug. Derived from the phrase "Get cooking", it means to drive fast
Synonymous with phrases like "hammer down", "pedal to the metal", etc.
Synonymous with phrases like "hammer down", "pedal to the metal", etc.
by Russellsroughneck July 30, 2023
Get the Cookingmug. 
When you are about to have sex and she undresses and she stinks so badly but you just gotta tap that so you dive in anyway.
by 019-2830192830182308123 August 7, 2024
Get the Cooked fishmug. n. Canadian franchised eating establishment with wobbly tables and flaming pits where customers can eat what they brung after cooking it themselves ... or not. Based loosely on a cross between pre-colonial Canadian cafes and downscale hobo camps.
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