Criticises cooking vessels (4)
I believe the answer is:
pans
I believe this is a double definition.
'criticises' is the first definition.
(pan can mean to criticise severely)
'cooking vessels' is the second definition.
(Other definitions for pans that I've seen before include "roasts" , "Cooking utensils" , "kitchen equipment" , "Criticises" , "Kitchen utensils" .)