Guest guest Posted July 17, 2006 Report Share Posted July 17, 2006 What do you all use for cookware? I heard someone say something about 400 type stainless steel is better than 300 but I don't see any stainless that says 300 or 400. Is enameled or ceramic the best. I know glass is okay but sounds a little fragile for me. Can you use high heat on glass? barb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 I prefer to use glass, but when I tried to broil in a glass cassarole the other day, it shattered all over my oven. I did turn the temp down to 350 mid-way through cooking- no sure if it was the temperature change or the high heat. > > What do you all use for cookware? I heard someone say something about > 400 type stainless steel is better than 300 but I don't see any > stainless that says 300 or 400. Is enameled or ceramic the best. I > know glass is okay but sounds a little fragile for me. Can you use > high heat on glass? barb > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 22, 2006 Report Share Posted July 22, 2006 Has anyone done the shopping for cookware they feel is safe and could save me the time? lol. For large caserole dishes, I use a crockpot that is ceramic. For pan frying I use a well worn stainless steel fry pan. When pan frying I don't feel food makes THAT much contact with food to concern me about nickel in the stainless. However when I use saucepan the food makes complete contact with food and kind of soaks in it, sticks to it, etc. so would rather not use stainless (and certainly not tephlon or non stick)so would like to use glass or porcelain or enamel. However I've heard people say something about dyes in ceramic, etc, and I don't understand how to find safe saucepan. I found this site with alot of enamel cookware: (http://enamelcastironcookware.finerkitchens.com/index.php?PHPSESSID=fn31qmk7v5s\ adut491hlnpeit2d7tjtb) I just wonder if 'all' enamel cookware is safe? For what it is worth, and I'm not sure anything, this is FDA statement on cookware. Sounds more like a pollyanna statement that everything is okay but: (http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/CONSUMER/CON00036.html) Here is a series of articles on Mercola.com, who addresses the concerns of cookware safety frequently. It's done through Google but only searching topics on Mercola.com: (http://tinyurl.com/qnh3g) He seems to like this gadget for cooking: (ttp://www.mercola.com/forms/turbo_oven.htm) () Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 22, 2006 Report Share Posted July 22, 2006 Lots of discussion on this topic on this list in the past. Consider checking the archives. S S <p>Has anyone done the shopping for cookware they<br> feel is safe and could save me the time? lol. <br> For large caserole dishes, I use a crockpot that<br> is ceramic. For pan frying I use a well worn<br> stainless steel fry pan. When pan frying I don't<br> feel food makes THAT much contact with food to<br> concern me about nickel in the stainless. <br> However when I use saucepan the food makes<br> complete contact with food and kind of soaks in<br> it, sticks to it, etc. so would rather not use<br> stainless (and certainly not tephlon or non<br> stick)so would like to use glass or porcelain or<br> enamel. However I've heard people say something<br> about dyes in ceramic, etc, and I don't<br> understand how to find safe saucepan. <br> <br> I found this site with alot of enamel cookware:<br> <br> (<a href= " http://enamelcastironcookware.finerkitchens.com/index.php?PHPSESSID=fn31qm\ k7v5sadut491hlnpeit2d7tjtb " >http://enamelcastir<wbr>oncookware.<wbr>finerkitchen\ s.<wbr>com/index.<wbr>php?PHPSESSID=<wbr>fn31qmk7v5sadut4<wbr>91hlnpeit2d7tjtb</\ a>)<br> <br> I just wonder if 'all' enamel cookware is safe?<br> <br> For what it is worth, and I'm not sure anything,<br> this is FDA statement on cookware. Sounds more<br> like a pollyanna statement that everything is<br> okay but:<br> <br> (<a href= " http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/CONSUMER/CON00036.html " >http://www.fda.<wbr>\ gov/bbs/topics/<wbr>CONSUMER/<wbr>CON00036.<wbr>html</a>)<br> <br> Here is a series of articles on Mercola.com, who<br> addresses the concerns of cookware safety<br> frequently. It's done through Google but only<br> searching topics on Mercola.com:<br> <br> (<a href= " http://tinyurl.com/qnh3g " >http://tinyurl.<wbr>com/qnh3g</a>)<br> <br> He seems to like this gadget for cooking: <br> (<a href= " ttp://www.mercola.com/forms/turbo_oven.htm " >ttp://www.mercola.<wbr>com/for\ ms/<wbr>turbo_oven.<wbr>htm</a>)<br> _______________________________________________ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2007 Report Share Posted January 2, 2007 I was told personally by Dr. Hal Huggins, the only sure bet safe cookeware is cast -iron. He also said Pyrex for bakeware is the only glass he would use and he believes the French cookware brand Le Creuset is ok as the cast iron is enameled with porcelain only. ~Nahla > > I want to get some safer pots to cook in and want to replace the > stainless steel I have now with something nickle free. Does anyone > know of a stainless steel pot that does not contain nickle? > > I ran across the following website http://www.natural- > lifestyle.com/Silit%20Cookware/silit%202000/silit%202000.html which > has enamel lined pots made in Germany that are supposed to be good to > 3000 degrees and advertised as not putting any unhealthy materials > into the food. Thanks. > > Dave > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 If trying to avoid nickel in stainless steel, you want ones the magnets don't stick to. S S <br> <br> <p>I want to get some safer pots to cook in and want to replace the <br><br> stainless steel I have now with something nickle free. Does anyone <br><br> know of a stainless steel pot that does not contain nickle?<br><br> <br><br> I ran across the following website <a href= " <a href= " http://www.natural- " >http://www.natural-</a> " ><a href= " http://www.natural- " >http://www.natural-</a></a><br><br> lifestyle.com/<wbr><wbr>Silit%<wbr>20Cookware<<wbr>wbr>/silit%<wbr>202000/<wbr><\ wbr>silit%202000.<wbr><wbr>html which <br><br> has enamel lined pots made in Germany that are supposed to be good to <br><br> 3000 degrees and advertised as not putting any unhealthy materials <br><br> into the food. Thanks.<br><br> <br><br> Dave <br><br> _______________________________________________ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 I stand corrected, thank you, I wouldn't want to give out incorrect info. I couldn't remember, so before posted that, I tested one of ours, now I realize it was one my husband bought, not one of the ones I bought. Here's what Andy wrote in a previous post: " 300 series alloys have nickel. 400 series alloys don't. There is a slight color difference you can learn to see. Also, a magnet sticks to 400 series stainless but not to 300 series stainless. Many kitchen knives are 400 series, while most stainless pots are 300 series. Go into the kitchen, get a refrigerator magnet, figure out which is which and you can try to learn to tell the differnce visually. " S S <p> " If trying to avoid nickel in stainless steel, you want ones the magnets don't stick to. " <br> <br> Mercola says the opposite: <br> <a href= " http://www.mercola.com/2001/jan/14/stainless_steel.htm " >http://www.mercola\ ..<wbr>com/2001/<wbr>jan/14/stainless<wbr>_steel.htm</a><br> <br> -Olif<br> <br> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 Hi , I did the magnet check and a magnet does not stick to my pots. I use iron for a frying pan and that has worked well but am having a hard time finding a pot that a magnet will stick to. I went ot 3 different stores over the Holiday break and couldn't find a pot that a magnet would stick to. Dave > > <p>I want to get some safer pots to cook in and want to replace the <br> > stainless steel I have now with something nickle free. Does anyone <br> > know of a stainless steel pot that does not contain nickle?<br> > <br> > I ran across the following website <a href= " http://www.natural- " >http://www.natural-</a><br> > lifestyle.com/<wbr>Silit%20Cookware<wbr>/silit%202000/<wbr>silit% 202000.<wbr>html which <br> > has enamel lined pots made in Germany that are supposed to be good to <br> > 3000 degrees and advertised as not putting any unhealthy materials <br> > into the food. Thanks.<br> > <br> > Dave <br> > > > _______________________________________________ > Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com > The most personalized portal on the Web! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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