The phrase "burnt pots" refers to cooking pots or pans that have been heated too much, causing the food inside to become charred or burned. It can also be used metaphorically to describe situations that have gone wrong or failed. Full definition
Next time book a Chef to make sure your kitchen stays intact, and smells like fresh food coming out of the oven, instead of burnt pots and pans. (blog.feedspot.com)
I was nervous during the cider - reduction phase, having burned a pot doing this previously, but I found it happened 35 - 40 minutes in, just as Deb said. (smittenkitchen.com)
Okay so last time I tried to make pear sauce I got distracted and somehow burnt a pot of pears with about five inches of water to a blackened, disgusting crisp and almost destroyed the pot they were in. (occasionallyeggs.com)