Monitoring the presence of heavy metals in cookware intended for use by both humans and animals is of interest, because of their toxic effects. In this report, a study has been conducted to determine the heavy metals released from 46 items of metallic cookware purchased from a local market in Riyadh. Mn, Fe, Cu, Cr, As, Zn, Ni, Al, Pb, and Al were analysed using an Inductively Coupled Plasma-Optical Emission Spectrometer. The order of concentration of essential and toxic elements in all samples showed the following trend: Mn > Al > Pb = As > Mn > Fe > Zn > Cu = Ni = Cd > Cr. However, the results show that of all the metals released from the cookware and teapots examined in this study were lower than the standard limit suggested by the WHO.