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. A Super Awesome Legit dude who skateboards amazingly and will be the best Magic: The Gathering player who ever lived. Also, has no arms, hence the Frying Pan part. Chickens are his best friends, as well as David (see: davidfishicism), Chase, Jeff, Carter, and many others.
by SpikeFurious May 16, 2019
Get the Richard the Frying Panmug. 1. The Greek god of sex (also a half goat)
2. An abbreviation of the word pansexual, meaning the ability to feel attraction to anyone, regardless of gender
2. An abbreviation of the word pansexual, meaning the ability to feel attraction to anyone, regardless of gender
by grilledcheeseunderthedoormat August 18, 2023
Get the Panmug. Harold:dude have you seen susividal on instagram she does an excellent only pans show.
Walter:is she hot.
Harold:fuck yes dude
Walter:is she hot.
Harold:fuck yes dude
by THEWORSTSELLOUT December 13, 2024
Get the only pansmug. When you lay a girl naked down on the concrete and grease her body with lube and cooking spray combined, and then proceed to fry an egg on top of her stomach. Then give her a California Tummy Tickle to flip the egg if you'd like it over easy.
by FreightTrainFrank July 11, 2016
Get the Pennsylvania Pam Panmug. by TrashBoat2000 November 1, 2017
Get the Peter Panmug. by Oakoa November 22, 2021
Get the Pan Ei Phyumug.