stainless steel

March 3, 2006

There are some problems with stainless steel. You can be exposed to nickel when

using stainless steel because -- sometimes -- there is more nickel than steel in

the " stainless steel " kitchenware. Take a magnet, hold it up to the item in

question. If the magnet sticks or you can feel some " pull " , then the steel item

is probably OK to use since the exposure to nickel would be minimal if any. The

harder the " pull " , the more pure the steel. If the magnet does not " pull " or

show attraction, the item has a high nickel content and should probably be

avoided.

We have a lot of stainless steel items that have passed the " magnet test. " I

feel OK with this since in spite of the slight risk, it is still better than

some other options out there.

While we are on the subject . . . does anyone know how to be sure that glass

does not contain lead? I have heard others " buzz " about the possibility of lead

being in glass. Is this true or urban legend? And what about lead in

crockpots?

Jeni Lynn

SCD 13 days

Re: Re: cooking papers: parchment and silicone

How about stainless steel cookie sheets?

That's what I've used since getting the alum. out of the house.

(That and glass and cast iron)

Does anyone know of a problem with stainless steel?

Patty T

March 3, 2006

we ordered a small home test kit from leadinspector.com and we even tested

the baby's bottles. we tested something that we knew was high on lead and it

marked it like such and then tested the rest of things.

I too use stainless steel or LeCreuset cook/bakeware for most things. for

storage only glass. Anchor Hocking has refrigerator storage containers that

have glass lid, they are cheap and pretty good. We use them for inside and

outside the refrigerator. For the freezer, if dry food I use some cotton

cloth bags that I had made, they are covered with parchment and taped or

tied. If wet, or watery, like soups or juice extracts, I use some glass

containers freezer safe, some from martha stewart and some from pyrex are

freezer safe. I cover the food with something in between the food and the

lid because the lid is plastic. There are some stainless ones as well.

hope it helps.

maria

mom to fiol asd 15 mo

>

> There are some problems with stainless steel. You can be exposed to

> nickel when using stainless steel because -- sometimes -- there is more

> nickel than steel in the " stainless steel " kitchenware. Take a magnet, hold

> it up to the item in question. If the magnet sticks or you can feel some

> " pull " , then the steel item is probably OK to use since the exposure to

> nickel would be minimal if any. The harder the " pull " , the more pure the

> steel. If the magnet does not " pull " or show attraction, the item has a

> high nickel content and should probably be avoided.

>

> We have a lot of stainless steel items that have passed the " magnet

> test. " I feel OK with this since in spite of the slight risk, it is still

> better than some other options out there.

>

> While we are on the subject . . . does anyone know how to be sure that

> glass does not contain lead? I have heard others " buzz " about the

> possibility of lead being in glass. Is this true or urban legend? And what

> about lead in crockpots?

>

> Jeni Lynn

> SCD 13 days

> Re: Re: cooking papers: parchment and silicone

>

> How about stainless steel cookie sheets?

> That's what I've used since getting the alum. out of the house.

> (That and glass and cast iron)

> Does anyone know of a problem with stainless steel?

> Patty T

>

March 8, 2006

I'm sorry, but I don't. I just did a google and found a brand new one

on eBay very easily. Maybe I just got lucky?!? I'm really sorry I

couldn't be of more help.

Angie

> > >

> > > There are some problems with stainless steel. You can be exposed to

> > nickel when using stainless steel because -- sometimes -- there is

> > more nickel than steel in the " stainless steel " kitchenware. Take a

> > magnet, hold it up to the item in question. If the magnet sticks or

> > you can feel some " pull " , then the steel item is probably OK to use

> > since the exposure to nickel would be minimal if any. The harder the

> > " pull " , the more pure the steel. If the magnet does not " pull " or

> > show attraction, the item has a high nickel content and should

> > probably be avoided.

> > >

> > > We have a lot of stainless steel items that have passed the " magnet

> > test. " I feel OK with this since in spite of the slight risk, it is

> > still better than some other options out there.

> > >

> > > While we are on the subject . . . does anyone know how to be sure

> > that glass does not contain lead? I have heard others " buzz " about

> > the possibility of lead being in glass. Is this true or urban legend?

> > And what about lead in crockpots?

> > >

> > > Jeni Lynn

> > > SCD 13 days

> > > Re: Re: cooking papers: parchment and

silicone

> > >

> > > How about stainless steel cookie sheets?

> > > That's what I've used since getting the alum. out of the house.

> > > (That and glass and cast iron)

> > > Does anyone know of a problem with stainless steel?

> > > Patty T

> > >

March 8, 2006